A 16-year-old Ellsinore female died in a one vehicle accident about 9:40 a.m. Tuesday, six miles west of Poplar Bluff on Route PP.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the victim was driving a 2006 Mini Cooper eastbound when she ran of the right side of the roadway and struck a tree. According to the report, she was not using a safety device. The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene by Butler County Coroner Jim Akers.
She is the 67th fatality in Troop E in 2022.