A Mid-Missouri man was killed Tuesday morning in a head-on collision in Moniteau County.
The Missouri Highway Patrol reported Juan C. Aguado-Vasquez, 30, of California, was pronounced dead at the scene of the 6 a.m. crash on U.S. 50 at Petree Road.
He was driving westbound in a Mazda pickup when an eastbound Mack truck crossed the center line and struck the pickup. The truck driver, Joseph S. Harrington, 32, of Bevier, was taken by ambulance to University Hospital in Columbia with moderate injuries.
Bernadette L. Boyd, 30, of Bevier, was a passenger in the truck and not wearing a seat belt. She was transported by helicopter to University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. The two drivers were wearing seat belts, the patrol reported.