A Miller man was killed and two others, including a six-year-old, were injured in a two-vehicle crash 12:43 p.m. Sunday on Highway 96, two miles east of Carthage.
According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2008 Chrysler 300 driven by Jamal A. Douglas, 23, Bartow, Florida, crossed the center line and struck a 2004 Ford Taurus driven by Brandon L. Pennington, 30, Miller head on.
Pennington was pronounced dead at the scene by Coroner Sean Woodward at 1:04 p.m.
Douglas was treated for moderate injuries and a passenger in the Pennington vehicle, Dayton N. Pennington, 6, Miller, for minor injuries at Mercy Hospital, Joplin.
The fatality was the 19th this year and the eighth this month for Highway Patrol Troop D.
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