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Texas man dies in Phelps County crash during police chase

Missouri State Highway Patrol
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Published 11:06 AM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 21-year-old Texas man was killed in a crash in Phelps County early Saturday morning during a police chase, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.

Around 12:15 a.m., the man was driving a 2017 Hyundai Sonata westbound on I-44 near mile marker 176 when he drove off the left side of the road while trying to flee from police. The car then hit a cable barrier and went airborne, hitting a bridge support pillar, the report says.

The driver was pronounced dead on the scene, and the vehicle was totaled. The report says the man's body was taken to the Phelps County Coroner. This is Troop I's first deadly crash for 2026.

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