PUXICO — A 33-year-old woman was killed Saturday night when she was struck by a car on Highway 51, one-quarter of a mile south of Puxico.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Joshua M. Swasho, 22, of Essex was operating a 2011 Chevrolet Malibu northbound at 9:15 p.m. Saturday afternoon when it struck Jessica L. Williams, 33, of Puxico in the roadway.
Williams was transported by ambulance to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead by Dr. Ramesh Guthikonda at 10:22 p.m. She is the 16th fatality in Troop E this year.