Man dead after Stone County crash

An accident in Stone County this morning resulted in a fatality, the Highway Patrol says.

According to a Highway Patrol report, Richard G. Reddick, 70, of Lampe, died after a 1987 Ford F-150 he was driving went off the roadway along Missouri 86, 6 miles east of Blue Eye. The accident happened just before 7 a.m.

The truck struck several mail boxes and eventually struck a culvert and overturned. Stone County Deputy Coroner John Cunnyngham pronounced Reddick dead at the scene, according to the report.

Roberta I. Reddick, 62, was a passenger in the truck and received serious injuries.

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Wednesday, February 8, 2012 12:54 p.m.