Monday, February 24, 2020

Carthage woman killed in single-vehicle accident

A Carthage woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident 7:20 a.m. Saturday on MO 171, a half mile west of Carthage.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2015 Honda Civic driven by Gerber J. Ochoa, 21, Carthage, traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.

A passenger, Stephanie Torres, 23, Carthage, was pronounced dead at the scene at 8:03 a.m. by Dr. Roberto Moran.








Ochoa was treated for minor injuries at Mercy Hospital, Joplin.

The fatality was the 14th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.

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