MILLER COUNTY, MO. (THECOUNT) — George Cook, of Eldon, Missouri, has been identified as the pedestrian in a Wednesday night fatal vehicle strike in Miller County.
Cook, 20, was killed after he was struck by a vehicle near Eldon Wednesday night.
According to reports, Cook was on-foot in the roadway on US-54 near Eldon Wednesday night around 7 p.m., when he struck by a passing vehicle.
The vehicle then exited the roadway before coming into contact with a road sign.
Cook was transported to an area hospital where he was later pronounced dead of blunt force trauma injuries.
The driver, who remained on-scene, was uninjured in the collision.
No one was cited at the scene.
The cause of the deadly incident remains under investigation.
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Geo quick facts: Miller County is a county located in the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 24,748. Its county seat is Tuscumbia. The county was organized February 6, 1837 and named for John Miller, former U.S. Representative and Governor of Missouri – Wikipedia.
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