Wednesday, May 6, 2015

Joplin man killed in one-vehicle accident

A Joplin man was killed in a one-vehicle accident 8 p.m. Tuesday on State Line Road two miles south of Joplin.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2002 Mazda Malta driven by Victor S. Ferguson, 46, Joplin, began skidding, ran off the roadway, struck a ditch and a tree, and overturned.

A passenger, Camron L. Welch, 26, Joplin, was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:15 p.m. by Newton County Deputy Coroner Deems.

The fatality was the 29th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.

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