Tue. Jan 31st, 2023
A Deepwater man is dead following a fatal crash in Benton County over the weekend.
According to the Highway Patrol, 27-year-old Derrick Spain of Warsaw was traveling north on Highway 7 near Walking Horse Lane, when he crossed the center line and struck 24-year-old Bailey Jelinek of Deepwater head on.
Investigators say both vehicles spun around and were struck by a truck driven by 63-year-old Alan Haverland, also of Deepwater.
Jelinek was pronounced dead at the scene.
Spain, his passenger 25-year-old Kayla Rieves and a 1-year-old child were transferred to Bothwell Regional Hospital for treatment.
Rieves was later transferred to University Hospital in Columbia.