REYNOLDS COUNTY, MO – A 65-year-old Ellington man was killed in a head-on collision on Highway 106 on Sunday night.
James A. Hasty was traveling east on Highway 106 in a 1998 Chevrolet Silverado when he traveled into oncoming traffic, police report. He struck a 2019 Ford F-150 head-on around 8:37 p.m. The impact caused the Chevrolet to travel off the left side of the highway.
Hasty was pronounced dead at the crash scene at 9:22 p.m. He was not wearing a seat belt.
The Ford driver was wearing a seat belt.
Police report the Chevrolet was totaled and the Ford sustained minor damages.
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