Three people died and three others were hurt in a one vehicle accident on I-55 in Scott County at the 85.6 mile marker Saturday night. The MSHP reports the driver, 20 year old Audrey Smith of Bridgeton, MO tried to avoid an animal on the highway. The pickup ran off the road and struck a tree.
The driver was killed as were 19 year old Mallory Carter of Brighton, IL and 20 year old Andrew Marzuco of St. Genevieve. The injured were taken to a Cape hospital.
59 people have died in SE Missouri traffic accidents this year.