Four people were killed in a crash in Daviess County Tuesday afternoon.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 20-year-old Trey A. Shaw of Trenton was driving a 1994 Isuzu Rodeo east on MO 190 about half a mile west of the Daviess and Grundy County line around 1:40 p.m.
The SUV went partially off the right side of the road, Shaw over-corrected, returned to the road, skidded and began to travel off the north side of the road. The SUV traveled parallel to the road, went down an embankment and became airborne and hit a ditch.
According to the crash report, the vehicle was difficult to see from the road and wasn’t discovered until several hours later. All occupants were pronounced deceased at 8:50 p.m.
The passengers included 18-year-old Malachi D. Knapp, 19-year-old Matheson D. Knapp and 31-year-old Micah D. Knapp, all of Trenton.
According to the crash report, none of the occupants were wearing a seatbelt.