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Two men killed in crash on Highway 87 near California

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on. — Missouri State Highway Patrol

Published September 30, 2021 6:39 AM

MONITEAU COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)

Two men are dead after a crash Wednesday night near California, Missouri.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at Highway 87 and Route C around 9 p.m.

Troopers said Martin L. Fisher, 43, of Virginia Beach, Virginia, crashed his pickup truck into a semi after he failed to stop at a stop sign on eastbound Route C.

The assistant Moniteau County coroner pronounced Fisher dead at the scene.

Troopers said it's unknown if he was wearing a seat belt.

The driver of the semi-truck, Adrian Salcedo, 44, of Moscow, Kansas, was also killed in the crash.

He wasn't wearing a seat belt, according to the crash report.

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