Friday 29th March 2024

A Carrollton man was killed in a rollover traffic accident in Saline County on Wednesday.
According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred as the driver of a southbound vehicle, 20-year-old Dalton Newton, reportedly lost control of the vehicle, where it traveled off the left side of the roadway, struck a utility pole and overturned. Newton reportedly was not wearing a seat belt and was ejected from the vehicle.
Newton was pronounced deceased at 10:42 a.m at the scene by Saline County Coroner William Harlow.
The accident happened just after 9:30 a.m. on U.S. Highway 65, three-tenths of a mile north of Route BB.