Metro-east woman dead after Christmas Eve crash in rural Missouri
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A woman from Dupo was killed in a Christmas Eve crash in rural Lawrence County, Missouri.
Mary L. Smith, 70, was the passenger in a 2010 Ford Fusion headed southbound on Route H, when the car failed to negotiate a sharp curve, left the road and struck an abandoned house, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred at about 6:20 p.m. Sunday and Smith was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the Fusion was Irvin T. Smith, 75, who was transported to a Joplin area hospital with moderate injuries, according to the highway patrol.
Lawrence County is in southwest Missouri, about 41 miles west of Springfield.
This story was originally published December 26, 2023 at 11:14 AM.