NewsJune 23, 2014
Eastern Missouri man killed in mower accident
ST. CLAIR, Mo. -- An eastern Missouri man is dead after a lawn mower he was riding overturned and pinned him beneath it. The Washington Missourian reported 67-year-old Vernon Peterson of St. Clair was killed in the accident Sunday afternoon. Franklin County sheriff's deputies were called to the home at 2:43 p.m. The sheriff's office says it appears Peterson was using his zero-turn mower when it overturned...
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ST. CLAIR, Mo. -- An eastern Missouri man is dead after a lawn mower he was riding overturned and pinned him beneath it.
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The Washington Missourian reported 67-year-old Vernon Peterson of St. Clair was killed in the accident Sunday afternoon.
Franklin County sheriff's deputies were called to the home at 2:43 p.m. The sheriff's office says it appears Peterson was using his zero-turn mower when it overturned.
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