In the 6 o’clock hour of Thursday morning, a car driven by a Carrollton resident ran off Highway 65 and overturned in rural Saline County.
The southbound car was traveling at a high rate of speed and began skidding on a corner before leaving the road, where it overturned onto its top and was demolished.
The patrol identified the driver as the fatality, 20-year-old Nathan Pitts-Burkart of Carrollton. A trooper noted Pitts-Burkart, along with a front seat passenger, were partially ejected when the rollover occurred.
The accident resulted in moderate injuries for 27-year-old Christopher Bigby of Sedalia and 19-year-old Jonathan Bruce of Carrollton. Those two passengers were taken by ambulance to Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall.
None of the three occupants was using a seat belt.
