A Norwood, Missouri woman was killed and a 10-year-old boy was seriously injured in a car crash late Monday night in Ozark County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report, 31-year-old Holly Cooke was traveling south on Missouri Highway 5 six miles northwest of Gainesville when her vehicle struck a cow lying in the road at around 9:58 p.m.

Cooke was pronounced dead at the scene by the Ozark County Coroner. The child was flown by helicopter to Mercy Children’s Hospital in Springfield for treatment.

According to a report from KYTV, the boy has been released from the hospital and is now safe with his family.

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