MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. — A man from Eldon, Missouri was killed in a single-vehicle crash at 4:13 p.m. Saturday, April 13 after his off-road vehicle was attempting a drive up a hill.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 51-year-old Jimmy Burrus was driving a 2020 Honda Talon 1000X4 south up a hill on private property near 23545 Seals Road when the UTV overturned.

The vehicle hit multiple tree stumps, turned over many times and then struck a tree, partially ejecting Burrus from the UTV before finally coming to a rest on the driver’s side.

Burrus was pronounced dead by a doctor at Lake Regional Hospital at 5:03 p.m. The next of kin has been notified of his passing.

This is the second fatality for MSHP Troop F in April and the 11th overall in 2024.