1 dead, 1 badly hurt in Christmas Eve pedestrian crash in Cole County
Matthew Sanders
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Jefferson City man died, and a woman was flown to University Hospital with serious injuries after they were hit by a car while crossing a highway on Christmas Eve.
The 85-year-old man and 86-year-old woman were crossing Route M west of Stoney Gap Road in Taos at about 8:20 p.m. when they were hit by a Honda Accord driven by a 16-year-old boy from Jefferson City, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
The man was pronounced dead at Capital Region Medical Center.
The 16-year-old driver was not hurt.