MADISON COUNTY, Mo. — A 19-year-old man was killed and another man was injured Tuesday morning in a two-car crash outside of Fredericktown.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the man as Arie P. Van Zee of Farmington.
The crash happened at 6 a.m. on Missouri 72, 1.5 miles east of Fredericktown. MSHP said Van Zee was driving a Honda Civic that crossed the center line and struck a Ram 1500.
Van Zee was pronounced dead at the scene at 7 a.m. The driver of the Ram was airlifted to a local hospital with moderate injuries.
Neither driver was wearing a seatbelt, MSHP said.
This is the 31st fatality that MSHP Troop E has responded to in 2023.
