Baby dies from December crash in Osage County

File image — Missouri State Highway Patrol

By Ryan Shiner

Published December 30, 2022 3:56 PM

OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A baby girl died on Dec. 20 following a one-vehicle crash in Osage County on Dec. 19.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on southbound Highway 63 near Highway 133.

Troopers said an SUV driven by Taylor N. Schaffer, 28, of Holts Summit, hit a culvert after the vehicle went off the road. The SUV then went airborne and hit a telephone pole before flipping over, according to the crash report.

Crews took Schaffer and the baby to University Hospital in Columbia by ambulance. The girl was pronounced dead at St. Louis Children’s Hospital. The name of the girl was not given.

The girl and Schaffer were wearing safety devices.

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