Accident west of Patton results in two deaths
Two Arcadia residents killed in a tragic head-on collision on Missouri Highway 72. A Carbondale woman crossed the center line, causing the fatal crash west of Patton.
Two individuals from Arcadia died as a result of a two-vehicle accident on Missouri Highway 72 Nov. 27. The accident occurred approximately 3 miles west of the Patton Junction.
The accident occurred as a westbound 2011 Kia Sorento, driven by a 48-year woman from Carbondale, crossed the center line and struck an eastbound 2002 Ford F-150, which was being driven by a 75-year-old woman, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
A 75-year-old male of Arcadia, Jesse Chamberlain Jr., was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by Bollinger County Coroner Calvin Troxell.
Lois Chamberlain, 75, of Arcadia was pronounced dead by a doctor at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at 4 p.m., according to the coroner.
The woman from Carbondale sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance by Saint Francis Medical Center, according to the report.
