HOWARD COUNTY— One person died in an accident just before 11p.m. Monday in Howard County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1999 Pontiac Sunfire driven by Joshua W. Brice, 23, Fayette, was northbound on MO 5 one mile north of New Franklin. The driver attempted to pass another vehicle and traveled into the path of a 2005 Chevy Monte Carlo driven by Clay S. Walker, 24, New Franklin. The Pontiac struck the Chevy head-on.

Brice was pronounced dead at the scene. Walker was transported to University Hospital in Columbia. Brice was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.