NODAWAY COUNTY, MO. (THECOUNT) — Neil Bradley Minor of Tarkio, Missouri, has been identified as the victim in a fatal Wednesday vehicle crash in Nodaway County.
Minor, 37, was killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday afternoon near Maryville.
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According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Elizabeth Merriett, 31, was operating a Mercury Monterey on Route 46 near Maryville, when for unknown reasons, the vehicle crossed centerlines and exited the roadway around 1:45 p.m. Wednesday. The vehicle then made contact with a utility pole and flipped over multiple times.
Minor, a passenger who was ejected during the crash, was pronounced dead at the scene of blunt force trauma injuries.
Merriett was transported to a hospital with unknown serious injuries.
The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Nodaway County is a county located in the northwest part of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 23,370. Its county seat is Maryville. The county was organized February 14, 1845, and is named for the Nodaway River – Wikipedia.