Crime & Safety

Wentzville Man Killed in One-Car Crash on Hwy. N

Robert Taylor, 23, of Wentzville was pronounced dead on the scene at about 11:30 Wednesday night.

A Wentzville man was killed on Hwy. N late Wednesday night when his car ran off the road and hit a tree, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.

Robert D. Taylor, 23, was driving a 1999 Hyundai Sonata eastbound on Hwy. N just west of South Point Prairie Road. His car left the roadway when he was unable to negotiate a curve and he overcorrected, going into the westbound lanes and off the road.

The car hit a tree and overturned. Taylor was pronounced dead at the scene.

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He was not wearing a safety belt.

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