Missouri State Highway Patrol

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. — A Lake Ozark woman was arrested Saturday for allegedly driving drunk the wrong way down Highway 54 causing a crash that killed two Eldon residents, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. 

Travis Davolt, 38, and Dominic Delong, 12, were declared dead at the scene on Highway 54 at Walnut Grove Road at 12:55 a.m., Saturday.

Troopers arrested Carol A. Elwyn, 62, of Lake Ozark, for involuntary manslaughter, operating a vehicle while intoxicated resulting in injury, driving the wrong direction resulting in a crash, and failure to register a motor vehicle with the Department of Revenue. 

According to the MSHP report, Elwyn was driving a 2012 Honda Ridgeline westbound in the eastbound lane of Highway 54 causing a head-on collision with a 2000 Pontiac Grand AM driven by Dalton A. Delong, 17, of Eldon, Mo. The crash occurred at 11:48 p.m., Friday.

Dalton A. Delong was seriously injured and transported by ambulance to the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Mo. The two passengers killed in the vehicle, Travis A. Davolt and Dominic Delong, were taken to Phillips Funeral Home in Eldon, Mo. 

Elwin was transported by ambulance to Lake Regional Hospital for the treatment of moderate injuries. She was arrested and then taken to the Miller County Jail on a 24-hour hold, according to the MSHP. The Miller County Sheriff’s Department confirmed Sunday morning that Elwin remains in custody at the jail. 

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