Driver killed in side-by-side crash

SCOTT COUNTY, Mo. (Heartland News) – A driver was killed in a crash involving a side-by-side vehicle in Scott County on Tuesday night, October 13.

The crash happened around 8:25 p.m. on private property off County Road 517, near County Road 518.

This is a few miles southeast of Blodgett.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 36-year-old Sikeston man was traveling south when the Polaris RZR he was driving flipped and threw him from the side-by-side.

MSHP reports this is the 51st crash-related death in Troop E for 2026.