NewsDecember 16, 1991
PERRYVILLE -- A two-car accident late Saturday in Perry County killed a Perryville teenager and left two others seriously injured. Dead is Angela Renee Cassoutt, 18, of Perryville. A spokesman for the Missouri Highway Patrol said a car driven by Matthew Heob, 17, of St. Marys, pulled out of a driveway and into the path of a car driven by Cory Stueve, 18, of Frohna. The accident occurred on a hill, the patrol said...

PERRYVILLE -- A two-car accident late Saturday in Perry County killed a Perryville teenager and left two others seriously injured.

Dead is Angela Renee Cassoutt, 18, of Perryville.

A spokesman for the Missouri Highway Patrol said a car driven by Matthew Heob, 17, of St. Marys, pulled out of a driveway and into the path of a car driven by Cory Stueve, 18, of Frohna. The accident occurred on a hill, the patrol said.

Cassoutt, who was a passenger in the Heob vehicle, was pronounced dead at the scene, the patrol said.

Receive Daily Headlines FREESign up today!

Heob was taken by helicopter to Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau, where a hospital spokesperson said he was in serious condition Sunday.

Stueve received moderate injuries and was treated and released at Southeast Hospital.

A passenger in Stueve's car, Jessica Presnell, 16, of Perryville, received serious injuries. She remained in the intensive car unit Sunday at Southeast Hospital in serious condition, a hospital spokesperson said.

The accident occurred along Route C in Perry County at 11:32 p.m., the patrol said.

Story Tags

Connect with the Southeast Missourian Newsroom:

For corrections to this story or other insights for the editor, click here. To submit a letter to the editor, click here. To learn about the Southeast Missourian’s AI Policy, click here.

Advertisement
Receive Daily Headlines FREESign up today!