ORAN - An Oran infant sustained fatal injuries in a three-vehicle accident Wednesday morning.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at 7:30 a.m. on Highway 77, two miles south of Oran, when Bobbi D. Schwepker, 29, of Oran, lost control of the southbound vehicle she was driving on an ice-covered roadway, crossed the center lane and struck a northbound vehicle driven by James Below, 53, of Sikeston.
The vehicle then continued on, sliding crossways on the roadway and was struck in the side by a northbound vehicle driven by Mary Vinson, 26, of Sikeston.
Schwepker was seriously injured and Sydnea Rhodes, the infant who was a passenger in her vehicle, was killed. Vinson's injuries were moderate. All were taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau.