Jefferson County, Mo (KSDK) - One person was killed and two others were injured following a crossover crash Tuesday evening in Jefferson County.
42-year-old Ernest Jones of De Soto, Missouri was traveling northbound along Highway 21 when he crossed the center line just south of Mothershead Road. The vehicle Jones was driving, a 1995 Ford Taurus struck a 2005 Ford Explorer driven by Frank Ciliberto, age 74 of Potosi.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the impact of the crash caused Ciliberto's SUV to travel off the side of the road and flip. Ciliberto was ejected from his vehicle and seriously injured. Jones died at the scene. A passenger in Jones car suffered minor injuries.
The cause of the accident remains under investigation.