MSHP names drivers who died in Highway 54 crash south of Lake of the Ozarks

ALERT - U.S. Route 54, Camden County, is CLOSED in both directions just west of Route J, west of Camdenton due to a vehicle crash. Please use an alternate route until further notice.https://t.co/0iezU6gE9I pic.twitter.com/TKiWYsASxZ

— MoDOT Central District (@MoDOT_Central) June 14, 2023

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

Highway 54 was closed in both directions Wednesday afternoon in Camden County after a crash, the Missouri Department of Transportation tweeted.

Brandyn Yates, 42, of Urbana, Missouri, and Rubin Stoufer, 86, of Macks Creek, were pronounced dead at the scene, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. Neither were wearing seatbelts. Both were brought to Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home, the report states.

The crash occurred as a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado – driven by Stoufer – was heading eastbound as it crossed the centerline and hit Yates’ vehicle head-on, according to the crash report. Yates was driving a 2016 Nissan Rogue.

Both vehicles were totaled.

MoDOT sent the tweet at about 1 p.m. The state's traveler information map showed the closure started at 12:45 p.m. and lasted until 3:22 p.m., according to the Camden County Sheriff's Office. The highway was closed east of Route J near Kissick Way.

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