A Texas woman was killed in a one-vehicle crash 12:45 p.m. Thursday on westbound I-44, one mile west of Halltown.
According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2004 Toyota Sequia driven by Gerard A. Janak, 66, Shiner, Texas, began to skid, traveled off the left side of the roadway, overcorrected, returned to the roadway, then traveled off the right side and overturned ejecting a passenger, Karen M. Janak, 66, Shiner, who was not wearing a seat belt.
Lawrence County Deputy Coroner Shelby Berry pronounced K. Janak dead at the scene at 2:20 p.m.
G. Janak was taken to Mercy Hospital, Springfield, with serious injuries.
The fatality was the 59th this year for Highway Patrol Troop D.
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