A Salem man was killed in a one-car crash April 20 in northern Dent County.
Kevin Scott Atkinson, 48, was pronounced dead by Dent County Coroner Gina White at 7:19 a.m. His body was taken to Wilson Mortuary in Salem, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred at 6:20 a.m. as Atkinson was traveling northbound on Hwy. 68, 10 miles north of Salem, ran off the right side of the road and struck a tree.
Atkinson was a 1981 graduate of Salem High School. He worked in the local electrical, heating and cooling industry. He is survived by his wife, Aneta, three children and seven grandchildren.
Atkinson’s 2009 KIA Optima sustained extensive damage and was towed from the scene by Whitaker’s Towing of Salem.
Atkinson was not wearing a seatbelt.