Fatal Traffic Crash Reported in Pettis County
A 78-year old man from Mora, MO was killed in a one-vehicle wreck that occurred in Pettis County on Friday morning.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the wreck at 10:40, on Highway U north of Manila Road.
According to the online crash report, a 1992 GMC traveled off the right side of the road, struck a fence, became airborne, and struck a tree. The vehicle then came to rest on its left side. The driver was partially ejected from the GMC.
The driver, Milton H. Harms, was pronounced deceased at the scene by Pettis County Coroner, Robert 'Skip' Smith.
Harms was taken to Fox Funeral Home in Cole Camp.