One dead, one injured in Clinton County crash

CLINTON COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- One man is dead and another was taken to the hospital after a crash in Clinton County, Missouri Wednesday.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred around 5:15 p.m. on Missouri Route 33, about 2 miles from Lathrop, Missouri.

A 58-year-old driver from that town was working his way around a curve when a 55-year-old driver, also from Lathrop, crossed the center line.

The first driver slowed and swerved to avoid a head-on collision, but the cars crashed anyway.

The Clinton County Coroner pronounced the 55-year-old man dead minutes later.

He was not wearing a seat belt.

First responders took the 58-year-old man, who was wearing a seat belt, to Liberty Hospital for moderate injuries, according to the crash report.