Troopers identify two people killed in Howard County crash

HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)

Two people from Boonville were killed in a crash in Howard County late Monday afternoon.

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the wreck happened around 4 p.m. on Highway 124 just west of County Road 409, several miles east of Fayette.

Troopers said a 2006 Chevrolet HHR went off the right side of the highway. The vehicle hit a mailbox, phone pole and overturned into a tree.

Troopers said the crash killed the driver, James Dorman, 20, and passenger, Ryleigh Randolph, 19.

Dorman was flown to University Hospital where he died. The Howard County coroner pronounced Randolph dead at the scene.

Troopers said both people were wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

The crash report did not say what caused the vehicle to drive off the road.