Area man is killed in crash

Saturday, June 18, 2016

CHARLESTON, Mo. - A Charleston man was fatally injured in a one-vehicle accident that occurred at 12:48 p.m. Friday in Mississippi County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol the accident occurred on Route J, nine-tenths of a mile north of US Highway 60/62. Ronnie L. Woods, 47, of Charleston was traveling north when his vehicle ran of the left side of the road and overturned.

Woods was pronounced dead at the scene at 1:40 p.m. by Mississippi County Coroner Terry Parker.

This is the 29th fatality for Troop E this year.

The body was taken to the Williams Funeral Home.

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