Baez Vargas, 24, killed and four injured in head-on wrong-way crash on I-44 near Strafford, Missouri
Crash leaves one dead after pick-up truck drives wrong way on I-44, patrol says
One person is dead after a Chevrolet pick-up truck driving the wrong direction on I-44 near Strafford hit a Dodge pick-up truck head-on early Monday morning, according to Sgt. Jason Pace of the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Driver killed in wrong-way crash on I-44 near Strafford
Baez Vargas, 24, of Springdale died in the crash after his truck was hit head on. Four others were injured in the crash, including the driver of the wrong-way crash.
New Information: Wrong-way driver caused I-44 fatality crash near Strafford
The first crash, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol online report, was at 3:07 a.m. A 1992 Chevrolet S-10 pickup driven by Matthew Brungard, 32, of Marshfield, was westbound in the eastbound lanes. It hit an eastbound 2002 Dodge pickup driven by Martinez Vargas, 50, of Springdale, Ark. His passenger, Baez Vargas, 24, of Springdale, died at the scene.
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