Dec 23, 2024 Local News
(St. Francois County, MO) A Farmington woman, 31 year old Charley A. Rolen, is dead after she was involved in a head on collision with another vehicle in St. Francois County Saturday afternoon. According to Highway Patrol reports Rolen was driving her SUV north on Woodlawn Drive as a pick up, being driven by 18 year old Byron R. Gross, of Farmington, was headed south. Rolen's vehicle crossed over the centerline into the path of Gross' truck. The vehicles smashed head on into each other. Rolen was pronounced dead at the scene. Gross, and two passengers in his pick up, a 17 year old male juvenile, and 20 year old Hunter Patterson, both of Farmington received minor injuries.