Hartville, MO. – An Ozark man lost his life in a Monday morning crash near Norwood. The accident occurred at 11:03 a.m. on US 60, two miles east of Norwood on October 10, 2022.
An eastbound 2005 GMC 1500 driven by Sarah Thompson, age 68 of Ozark, ran off the left side of the roadway, overcorrected, traveling off the right side of the road and crashing. The passenger, Christopher Thompson, age 42 of Ozark, had not been wearing a safety device and was ejected from the vehicle during the accident.
Sarah had suffered moderate injuries and was taken by air ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Christopher was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by the Wright County Coroner.
This makes the 24th death for MSHP Troop G in 2022 compared to 26 at the same time last year.
