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Missouri man dies after Jeep overturns, hits a tree

WASHINGTON COUNTY — A Missouri man died in an accident just after 4:30p.m. Sunday in Washington County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1994 Jeep Wrangler driven by Adam M. King, 28, Pitosi, was northbound on Missouri 47 just north of Old Bonne Terre Road.

The vehicle traveled off the left side of the road and the driver overcorrected. The vehicle traveled off the right side of the road, overturned and hit a tree. King was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.

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