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Woman Facing Charges in Pedestrian Accident in Barry County

Photo courtesy Barry County Sheriff's Office

A woman from Purdy is facing charges from an accident that killed a pedestrian.

According to reports from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 42-year-old Amberel Macdermant is facing a felony charge of Driving While Intoxicated involving the Death of Another from an incident that occurred early Monday evening north of Purdy, when Macemant was driving a vehicle on Farm Road 1090 when it struck and killed an 84-year-old woman from Monett. 

Macdermant is currently being held in the Barry County Jail on a 24-hour hold. 

This is the 129th fatality in traffic crashes worked by Troop D of the Missouri State Highway Patrol in 2025. 

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