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Oak Grove, Mo., man killed in I-70 wreck

A 79-year-old man was killed on Interstate 70 late Sunday night when, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol, he drove his Pontiac in the wrong direction and struck another car head-on.

Billy L. Moore was pronounced dead on the scene in Lafayette County after driving west in the eastbound lanes of I-70 about 11:30 p.m. The 21-year-old driver of the other car in the accident was not seriously injured, according to the highway patrol accident report.

The Star

This story was originally published September 1, 2014 at 8:56 AM with the headline "Oak Grove, Mo., man killed in I-70 wreck."

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