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Cook was pronounced dead at the scene, as was a 1-year-old baby in the other car, Parker L. Mantia. According to police, the driver of that vehicle, Corey Mantia, 22, and passenger Destiny D. Mantia, 21, sustained serious injuries and were taken to a hospital. Corey Mantia later died of his injuries. A 'go fund me' account has been set up to pay for the Mantia family funerals.
The Missouri Highway Patrol says two vehicles were traveling northbound on Highway 79 near Winfield around 2 p.m. when they collided. One of the vehicles was sent into the southbound lane and slammed head-on into a truck. The driver of the truck, 48-year-old Dennis Stevens, died at the scene. The other driver involved in the head-on crash was taken to Mercy Hospital in serious condition.