Friday, October 8, 2021

Monett tow truck driver killed in crash east of Goodman

 A Monett man was killed in a one-vehicle accident 5:51 p.m. Thursday on Route C, five miles east of Goodman.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2000 GMC C6500 tow truck driven by Brandon E. Wellbaum, 48, Monett, and hauling a 2003 Honda Element, traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned.

McDonald County Deputy Coroner Ashley Howard pronounced Wellbaum dead at the scene at 7 p.m.

The fatality was the 102nd this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.

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