Two Chillicothe Residents Killed in Benton County Crash

BENTON COUNTY, MO – Two Chillicothe residents were both killed in a one-vehicle accident in Benton County Saturday afternoon.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred as 64-year-old Matthew Dixon was on US 65 when he ran off the roadway, overcorrected, and returned to the roadway where the vehicle began to skid. The vehicle then crossed the roadway, and ran off the opposite site where it struck three trees.

Dixon and 66-year-old Carin Dixon were both pronounced dead at the scene.