DENT COUNTY, Mo. — A Pulaski County man has died following a two-vehicle crash on Tuesday, Sept. 30.

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) crash report, a 70-year-old Laquey, Missouri, man has died following a crash around 10:45 a.m. on Highway 32 at County Road 5260 in Dent County on Tuesday.

MSHP states the crash occurred as the man was driving a 2008 Chevrolet Impala west when he hit the back of a 48-year-old Viburnum, Missouri woman's 2017 Chevrolet Silverado.

The woman's vehicle was stopped in the roadway to turn, the report indicates.

The man was pronounced deceased at Salem Memorial Hospital. Next of kin have been notified. He was wearing a seat belt, per the report.

This is the second fatality for September and the 21st in 2025 for Troop I.

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