DONIPHAN, Mo. -- One person is dead after a vehicle travelled off the road and hit a tree in Ripley County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said it happened at 3:16 p.m. on Tuesday along US 160 about 7 miles west of Doniphan.
Michael B. Boone, 42 of Doniphan, was driving a 1998 Lincoln Towncar going east on US 160 when the car travelled off the left side of the road and hit a tree.
Emergency crews arrived on scene and Boone was later pronounced dead at 3:27 p.m. by the Ripley County Coroner Mike Jackson.
This is the 53rd death related to a traffic crash for the Troop E region in 2023.
