Dexter Slaughter, 61, died when his moped was struck by a car on U.S. Highway 641 in Calloway County, Kentucky
1 killed in vehicle vs. moped crash
According to the Sheriff’s Office, both southbound lanes of U.S. Highway 641 North were closed between Highway 464 and Flint Road. Officials said Rodney Harness, 43 of Paducah, was driving south on the roadway when he failed to see a moped going the same direction and hit it.
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