Tuesday, March 11, 2014

Baxter Springs woman killed, Joplin woman injured in one-car accident in Newton County

A 91-year-old Baxter Springs woman was killed in a one-car accident at 11:08 a.m. today at Apricot Drive at Alpaca Road in Newton County.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol report, the accident occurred when a 1999 Toyota Avalon driven by Carol Sweeten, 66, Joplin, traveled off the roadway and struck a drainage ditch.

A passenger in the car, Margie A. Williams, 91, Baxter Springs, was pronounced dead at the scene by Newton County Coroner Mark Bridges. Ms. Sweeten was taken to Freeman West Hospital with serious injuries.

This is the fourth fatality accident in Troop D in 2014, according to the report.

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