Ozark Man Killed In Wright County Accident

An Ozark, Missouri, man was killed in a single-vehicle accident at 11:03 Monday morning on U.S. 60, two miles east of Norwood in Wright County. 42-year-old Christopher S. Thompson was a passenger in a pickup truck driven by 68-year-old Sarah A. Thompson when the pickup ran off the left side of the road, overcorrected, and then ran off the right side of the highway. Christopher Thompson was ejected from the vehicle and was pronounced deceased at the scene by Wright County Coroner Ben Hurtt. He was not wearing a safety device. Sarah Thompson was life-flighted to Mercy Hospital in Springfield with moderate injuries.