20-year-old man killed in Cape Girardeau County crash

FOX23 News at 9 p.m.

CAPE GIRARDEAU COUNTY, Mo., (KBSI) — A 20-year-old Georgia man was killed Wednesday afternoon in a single-vehicle crash in Cape Girardeau County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened around 1:15 p.m. Nov. 4 on Route OO, approximately 3 miles south of Burfordville.

Troopers said the man, from Savannah, Georgia, was driving a 2014 Jeep Cherokee northbound when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the road and struck a tree.

The driver was pronounced dead at the scene at 2:13 p.m. by the Cape Girardeau County coroner’s office.

According to the crash report, the man was not wearing a seat belt.

The Jeep was totaled in the crash and towed from the scene.