Jefferson City Woman Dies In Cole County Accident

A Jefferson City woman is dead after a one car accident in Cole County yesterday (Monday) morning.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol it happened around 11:50 on US 54 at Gray Road. Pamela K. Carsten went off the road and hit a tree.

She was taken by helicopter to the University Hospital where she was later pronounced dead.

The crash shut down both lanes of the highway for about an hour.