NewsOctober 3, 2010
4-year-old Jackson girl killed in Friday accident near Fruitland
A 4-year-old Jackson girl was struck and killed by a truck Friday evening at a Fruitland-area mobile home park. MaKayla A. Overy was pronounced dead at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at 6:25 p.m., about a half-hour after first responders were called to Mulberry Acres mobile home park on Legend Drive, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. MaKayla would have turned 5 on Monday...
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A 4-year-old Jackson girl was struck and killed by a truck Friday evening at a Fruitland-area mobile home park.
MaKayla A. Overy was pronounced dead at Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau at 6:25 p.m., about a half-hour after first responders were called to Mulberry Acres mobile home park on Legend Drive, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. MaKayla would have turned 5 on Monday.
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The incident occurred when the truck, driven by Melissa M. Morgan, 58, of Jackson, turned onto Legend Drive and struck Ovary.
There was no word on charges Saturday evening.
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