A Poplar Bluff woman was struck and killed by a car early Tuesday. The MSHP identified the victim as 27 year old Topanga Thompson of Poplar Bluff. The driver of the car, 43 year old Chuck Bailey, also of Poplar Bluff, was hurt when his vehicle struck a tree.
That accident happened on Highway B east of Poplar Bluff.
55 people have died this year in southeast Missouri traffic accidents.