FREDERICKTOWN -- A 41-year-old Fredericktown man was killed Saturday night when his car left Route K a mile north of here.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victim as Roy Ackman.
Ackman's car was southbound on Route K when he attempted to pass another vehicle, the patrol said. His car left the roadway, and when he overcorrected, the car left the roadway and struck a tree.
Ackman was thrown from the vehicle as it overturned.
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