By Jim Muir
A 24-year-old Benton woman was killed in a single vehicle accident south of Benton.
Kelley M. DeWitt was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident that happened Saturday night on Forrest Baptist Church Road, just east of the intersection of South Forrest Baptist Church Road, according to a report by the Franklin County Sheriff’s Department. The accident happened shortly after 10 p.m.
DeWitt, the mother of four children ages 7, 5, 3 and 1, was not the driver of the vehicle.
There was two other female occupants in the car with DeWitt and both received major injuries. The driver of the car was taken by Air Evac to a hospital in Evansville, Indiana and the other passenger was taken by ambulance to a St. Louis Hospital. DeWitt was pronounced dead at the scene. The names of the other two people are being withheld pending notification of family members.
Franklin County Coroner Marty Leffler confirmed the death of DeWitt and said an autopsy will be performed on Sunday.
The Franklin County Sheriff’s Department said that more information will be released pending the completion of the investigation.
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