HICKORY COUNTY —One person died in an accident just before 5p.m. Tuesday in Hickory County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Ford Escape driven by a 64-year-old Lee's Summit woman was westbound on U.S. 54 six miles east of Preston. The SUV traveled off the road and struck a tree.
The driver was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Springfield Mortuary. She was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.