ARAB, Mo. -- A New Madrid County, Missouri, man was killed after his vehicle struck a tree and caught fire Saturday in Bollinger County.
According to State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred at 6:48 p.m. on Highway P, one mile west of Arab, as the westbound vehicle driven by Jack K. Meese, 48, of New Madrid, Missouri, ran off the road, struck a tree and overturned, catching fire.
Meese was pronounced dead at the scene by Bollinger County deputy coroner Lee Gilliam and transported to Vault Co. in Jackson.
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