BENTON COUNTY, MO – A semi-truck and a pickup truck were involved in a fatal collision in Benton County on Monday night, state troopers said.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report, the incident happened along Highway 65 at Route CC.
As a northbound 2023 Freightliner was stopped at the intersection at about 9:25 p.m., the driver of a southbound 2001 Dodge Ram failed to yield and began to make a left turn. The Ram then crashed into the semi.
The driver of the Ram, identified as 84-year-old William Bishop of Tunas, Missouri, was pronounced dead at the scene. He was wearing a seat belt when the wreck occurred. No other injuries were reported.
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