LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Mo. – A Higginsville driver died after being ejected during a one vehicle crash in Lafayette County Saturday afternoon. 
According to the crash report from the Missouri Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 3:17 yesterday on westbound Route FF, East of Brush Creek Road. A vehicle driven by Thomas M. Schmidt, 32, traveled off the roadway, struck an embankment and overturned, ejecting the driver.
Schmidt was pronounced dead at the scene by the Deputy Lafayette County Coroner.