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Authorities seek help identifying woman hit and killed on I-44

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LAWRENCE COUNTY, Mo. – Lawrence County, Missouri police are asking for the public’s help identifying the body of a woman hit and killed by oncoming traffic on I-44. 

She died March 6, 2021 in the eastbound lane of I-44  near Mile Marker 52 in Lawrence County. Authorities say she ran directly into traffic and was hit and killed by a vehicle.

The unidentified person is reported to be a white woman between the ages of 18 and 24, a height somewhere between 5’2 and 5’4, has blonde/strawberry hair and grey/blue eyes. The sheriff’s office provided photos of the woman’s multiple tattoos.

Anyone with information on woman’s identity should contact the Lawrence County Sheriff’s Office at (417) 466-2131.

Woman walking on Springfield sidewalk fatally hit by vehicle

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SPRINGFIELD, Mo. – Police say a pedestrian fatally struck by a sport utility vehicle this week in Springfield was walking on the sidewalk when she was hit.

The News-Leader reports that investigators say 73-year-old Phyllis Tinsley was walking on the sidewalk along Fremont Avenue Tuesday morning when she was hit. Police say the driver of the SUV experienced a medical emergency, causing the vehicle to veer off the road and onto the sidewalk. Tinsley was pronounced dead at the scene.

Police say the 72-year-old man driving the SUV was taken to a hospital with injuries not believed to be life-threatening.