26-year-old Lawson man killed in crash near Gallatin on Wednesday

DAVIESS COUNTY, MO. (News-Press NOW) -- A 26-year-old man is dead after failing to stop at a stop sign and being struck by a large truck on Missouri Route 6 near Gallatin on Wednesday. 

The fatal crash occurred on Wednesday around 6 p.m. after a 26-year-old man traveling south in a 2005 Chevy Equinox on State Route DD failed to stop at a stop sign and was struck by a 2007 Chevrolet Silverado going west on Missouri Route 6, roughly a mile west of Gallatin.  

The crash forced both vehicles off the south side of Missouri Route 6, with the Equinox eventually coming to rest on its wheels facing north. 

The driver of the vehicle, a 26-year-old man from Lawson, Missouri was pronounced dead at 7:15 p.m. by a deputy at the direction of the county coroner. He was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash according to a crash report.

After the collision, the Chevy Silverado overturned and struck a utility pole before coming to rest on its driver's side. 

A 38-year-old man from Union Star driving the Chevy Silverado sustained minor injuries in the crash and was transported by Cameron EMS to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph. 

The Daviess County Sheriff’s Department provided assistance on scene. The Highway Patrol does not release the names of those involved in reports.