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20-year-old man killed in Miami County wreck

A 20-year-old Paola man was killed Monday in a one-car crash in Miami County.

The Miami County Sheriff’s Office identified the victim as Cooper H. Ventress.

Ventress was driving a 2016 Ford Mustang on 311th Street between Beaver Creek and Pflumm roads when the car left the road, drove into a field and ended up in a creek bed, according to the sheriff’s office.

He was pronounced dead at the scene.

The crash is still under investigation.

Tony Rizzo: 816-234-4435, @trizzkc

This story was originally published August 30, 2016 at 11:33 AM with the headline "20-year-old man killed in Miami County wreck."

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