1 dead after head-on crash in Pemiscot County
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PEMISCOT COUNTY, MO (KFVS) - A Portageville man died after an early morning two car crash in Pemiscot County, Missouri.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, it happened at 5:25 a.m. on Saturday on Route DD, 1 mile south of County Road 570.
The patrol says it has a head-on crash.
Missouri troopers report the northbound Nissan Altima crossed the center line colliding with a Chevy Cobalt headed southbound.
The 42-year-old Portageville, Missouri man was the driver of the Cobalt.
He was pronounced at the scene by the coroner.
A 36-year-old passenger from Caruthersville, Missouri received serious injuries, and was taken by Air Evac to a Memphis, Tennessee trauma center.
The 36-year-old driver of the Nissan, from Cooter, Missouri, received moderate injuries.
She was taken by ambulance to a Hayti, Missouri hospital.
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