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Tennessee man fatally injured in I-70 crash in Oak Grove

A 31-year-old Tennessee man died early Tuesday from injuries suffered in a two-vehicle crash along Interstate 70 in Oak Grove.

The Missouri Highway Patrol identified him as Marlon J. Cook of Goodlettsville, Tenn.

Cook was riding in a vehicle driven by a 30-year-old Hendersonville, Tenn., man.

They were headed west on I-70 about 11 p.m. Monday when a vehicle driven by a 26-year-old Charleston, Ill., man overtook them, and the two vehicles collided.

The rear-end collision sent Cook’s vehicle off the right side of the road where it overturned.

The other vehicle traveled off the left side of the road.

Cook died at a hospital about 1 1/2 hours after the crash.

Robert A. Cronkleton, bcronkleton@kcstar.com

This story was originally published January 6, 2015 at 7:39 AM with the headline "Tennessee man fatally injured in I-70 crash in Oak Grove."

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