Crash in Cole County kills man, granddaughter

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. -- Two people were killed Tuesday in a one-car accident on U.S. 54 in Cole County, east of Route CC.

The victims were Richard Wagner, 73, of Lake Ozark, and his granddaughter, Dana Baer, 10, of Pittsburgh, Pa. The child was dead at the scene, and Wagner died while en route to University Hospital in Columbia.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a car driven by Wagner's wife, Virginia, 58, left the road, struck an embankment and overturned, coming to rest at the bottom of a steep slope.

Virginia Wagner was in fair condition at University Hospital, and another grandchild, Patrick Baer, 11, was in good condition. Lisa Baer, 6, was treated and released.