A Millersville man was killed in a car crash early Sunday morning on Route B near Daisy, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
James D. Brown, 40, was driving south on Route B in a 1992 Toyota Camry at approximately 4:50 a.m. when the vehicle ran off the left side of the roadway, struck two mailboxes and a concrete culvert before overturning and ejecting the driver, according to highway patrol.
The report said the driver was not wearing a safety device at the time of the crash and the vehicle was totaled.
Brown was pronounced dead at 5:24 a.m. by Cape Girardeau County deputy coroner David Taylor, according to the report.
According to his obituary, Brown enjoyed football, fishing and watching his nephew wrestle. A visitation will be from noon to 2 p.m. Wednesday at McCombs Funeral Home in Jackson, with funeral services to follow.
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