Two Killed in Crash South of Polo
March 31, 2023 4:23PM CDT
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POLO, MO – Two Jefferson City residents died in an accident Friday morning in Caldwell County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred around 11 am as 23-year-old Zemriya Bright of Jefferson City was northbound on Missouri Highway 13, 2 miles south of Polo when she lost control of her vehicle and slid sideways into southbound traffic. Bright’s vehicle was struck by a southbound pickup operated by 30-year-old Derrick Stith of Hamilton.
Bright and her passenger, 23-year-old Ezra Schnieders were pronounced dead at the scene.
