2 Boonville men killed in head-on crash in Cooper County
Ryan Shiner
COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)
Two men from Boonville were killed during a head-on collision Wednesday afternoon on Highway 87 in Cooper County, just outside of Boonville city limits, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred near Hail Ridge Court on Highway 87, CCFPD Lt. William Johnson said.
The crash report says a Ford F-150 – driven by a 77-year-old man – was heading southbound on Highway 87 when a 2014 Ford Escape – driven by a 24-year-old man – crossed the centerline and hit it head-on.
Both drivers were pronounced dead at the scene by the Cooper County coroner, the report says.
The bodies of both men were brought to Howard Funeral Home in Boonville, the report says. Neither driver wore a seatbelt, according to the report.
MSHP reports do not name those involved in crashes.