GREENE COUNTY, Mo. (KY3) - Residents living near State Highway 13 in Greene County say safety improvements could be needed after a 19-year-old Springfield woman was killed in a crash over the weekend.

The fatal crash occurred at the intersection of Highway 13 near Pinewood Drive when a pickup truck crossed over the southbound lanes and pulled into the path of the woman’s car.

Fred Haltom, who built his home north of Springfield near the intersection in 1999, said traffic conditions have worsened since the highway was expanded to four lanes.

“So there’s a lot of traffic. There are a lot of people who speed,” Haltom said. “I mean, if you don’t go 75 or 80, sometimes you get run over.”

Haltom said the completion of the four-lane highway connection to Kansas City brought increased truck tr

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