Ozark woman killed in collision on 96 near Miller

An Ozark woman was killed in a two-vehicle collision 4:20 p.m. Thursday on MO 96, four miles southwest of Miller.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2009 Jeep Liberty driven by Brittany M. Barker, 27, Ozark was overtaking another eastbound vehicle when it traveled onto the westbound shoulder. When it returned to the roadway, it was struck broadside by a 1998 Chevrolet S-10 driven by Willis E. Vanderford, 57, Prescott, Kansas.







Barker was pronounced dead at Mercy Hospital, Springfield, at 5:27 p.m. by Dr. Boss.

The fatality was the 60th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.