84-year-old woman dies in Saline County crash

COLUMBIA, MO. (KMIZ)

An 84-year-old woman died from injuries she suffered in a two-vehicle crash Thursday morning on Highway 65 in Saline County at the Business 65 junction, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.

The report says that a 2020 Dodge Caravan – driven by the 84-year-old Slater woman – was heading southbound on Business 65 and a 2015 Kenworth tractor-trailer was heading northbound. The Kenworth was driven by a 32-year-old New Franklin man, the report says.

The Dodge went into the path of the Kenworth, causing the Kenworth to hit the driver’s side of the Dodge, the report says.

The Dodge went off the east side of the road and stopped in the median, the report says. The report says The Kenworth went off the west side of the road across the southbound lanes, the report says.

The 84-year-old woman – along with an 85-year-old male passenger – were flown to University Hospital, where she was pronounced dead, the report says. The man, also from Slater, had moderate injuries, according to the report.

The driver of the Kenworth had no reported injuries. The Dodge was totaled, while the Kenworth had moderate damage. Everyone involved in the crash was wearing a seatbelt, the report says.

MSHP reports do not name those involved in crashes.