One Fatality, Two Seriously Injured in Boone County Highway 63 Accident

A two-vehicle accident on Hwy 63 Northbound near Hwy 124 E Tuesday afternoon left one person dead and two people seriously injured. According to the MSHP, at approximately 4:08 pm 79-year-old Joan Broxton of Columbia attempted a median turn and traveled into the path of a vehicle driven by 70-year-old Mary Jecusco of Kirksville. Jecusco’s vehicle struck the drivers side of the vehicle containing Broxton and her passenger, 76-year-old Robert Larson of Columbia. Broxton was pronounced dead at the scene. Larson sustained serious injuries. Jecuso’s passenger, 37-year-old Angela McMahan of Kirksville also suffered serious injuries and was taken to a local hospital for treatment. Jecusco had minor injuries from the incident.