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Woman From Texas Dies in Barry County Traffic Accident

A woman from Texas has died after a tree hit a utility vehicle in which she was a passenger. 

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred Saturday afternoon on Stallion Bluff Road a mile northwest of Shell Knob in Barry County when a tree fell on the UTV while it was in motion. 

80-year-old Penny Hons was pronounced dead at the scene while the driver of the UTV, 80-year-old Douglas Holley of Shell Knob, sustained moderate injuries that were treated at Mercy Hospital in Cassville. 
 

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