A LaRussell woman was killed in a motorcycle/tractor-trailer collision 3:15 p.m. Monday on Highway 96, two miles west of Halltown.
According to the Highway Patrol report, Daniel L. Bohnstedt, 60, LaRussell, driving a 2013 Harley Davidson, attempted to avoid a collision with a 2000 Kenworth driven by Marion E. Quick, 72, Mansfield. The motorcycle began to skid and overturned and struck the towed unit of the Quick vehicle. Bohnstedt and a passenger, Linda L. Bohnstedt, 68, LaRussell, were thrown from the vehicle.
Mrs. Bohnstedt was pronounced dead at the scene by Lawrence County Assistant Deputy Coroner Don Lakin. Bohnstedt was airlifted to Mercy Hospital, Springfield, with serious injuries.
The fatality was the fourth this month and the 97th for the year for Highway Patrol Troop D.
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