Fatal accident on Meyer Road in Jefferson County

(Hematite) A Hematite woman was killed in a one-vehicle accident on Meyer Road east of Lee Road early Friday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 55-year-old Tina Tessmer was driving eastbound in a 1971 GMC Sierra Grande when she traveled off the roadway and struck several trees, and overturned. She was pronounced deceased at the scene by Hematite Fire personnel. The accident took place at 1:20 Friday morning.