Fatality in earlier reported accident

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Sonya Richter, 43, of Adrian was pronounced dead at 3:15 a.m. by Bates County Coroner Gary Schowengert from injuries sustained in an accident involving a tractor trailer and the vehicle Richter was a passenger in. Donald Richter, 33, was taken to a Kansas City hospital via Life Flight Helicopter. The truck driver Simon Worrel, 41, of Dover, Arkansas was treated and released at the scene. The accident occurred at 71 highway and route AA north of Adrian as the Richter vehicle was transitioning eastbound across 71 and was struck in the side by the northbound tractor trailer. This accident marks the 27th traffic fatality reported by MSHP this year.