Greenfield man killed when his car plunges off bridge, comes to rest on its roof in a river

A one-vehicle accident on County Road 187 about 2.8 miles southwest of Dadeville in Dade County took the life of a man from Greenfield Saturday evening.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident occurred at 7:07 p.m. when a northbound 2018 Toyota Camry driven by 53-year-old Derek E. Bridges traveled off the left side of the roadway, overturned on a bridge and came to rest on its roof in a river.

Bridges was pronounced dead at 7:30 p.. by Dade County Coroner Gary Vanta.

It was southwest Missouri Troop D’s 82nd fatality for 2024.