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Greenwood man killed in ATV crash near Pleasant Hill school: Missouri highway patrol

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A 39-year-old man from Greenwood, Missouri, was killed Saturday in an ATV crash, police said.

Justin Savage was driving an ATV on a private road in the 1200 block of East 163rd Street in Pleasant Hill, near Pleasant Hill Intermediate School, according to a crash report from Missouri State Highway Patrol.

At about 8:30 p.m. Saturday, the 2001 Yamaha ATV Savage was driving began to skid, then hit a curb and overturned, according to highway patrol.

Savage was thrown from the ATV in the crash, police said. He was declared dead at the hospital.

Anna Spoerre
The Kansas City Star
Anna Spoerre covers breaking news for the Kansas City Star. Before joining The Star in 2020, she covered crime and courts for the Des Moines Register. Spoerre is a graduate of Southern Illinois University Carbondale, where she studied journalism.
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