From Staff Reports
A 25-year-old Puxico man was killed in a three-vehicle crash at 8:20 a.m. Sunday on Highway 25, three and one-half miles north of Advance in Cape Girardeau County.
According to the report, William L. Coomer, 68, of Delta was operating a 2005 Ford ranger southbound as Brittany B. Coleman, 26, of Bloomfield also was operating a 2016 Hyundai Sonata southbound.
Joshua J. Whitehead was operating a 2016 Mazda 3 northbound when it allegedly crossed the center line, sideswiped Coomer's vehicle and then struck Coleman's vehicle head on.
Whitehead was taken by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau, where he was pronounced dead at 9:15 p.m. by a doctor there. He is the 35th fatality in Troop E this year.
Coomer and his 21-year-old passenger, Ethan D. Coomer of Delta, suffered minor injuries and refused treatment at the scene.
Coleman and her passenger, Joseph A. Coleman of Dexter, suffered moderate injuries and were taken by ambulance to Saint Francis for treatment.