Monett woman killed in head-on collision with Freightliner

 

A Monett woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision 2:55 p.m. Wednesday on U. S. 60 at Farm Road 1160 in Verona.

According to the Highway Patrol report, 2015 Nissan Juke driven by Jennifer A. Ross, 48, Monett, crossed the center line and collided with a 2023 Freightliner Cascadia driven by Chad S. Steinert, 57, Wichita, Kansas.

Lawrence County Coroner Scott Lakin pronounced Ross dead at the scene.

The fatality was the 47th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.