Jul 02, 2022

Kansas man dies after ejected when pickup overturns

Posted Jul 02, 2022 10:00 AM

LAFAYETTE COUNTY, Mo.—A Kansas man died in an accident just before 1:30p.m. Friday in Lafayette County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2002 Ford F250 driven by Gary K. Fortner, 57, Holton, was eastbound on Interstate 70.

A tire on the pickup blew out. The vehicle traveled off the highway overturned and the driver was ejected. Fortner was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Ralph O. Jones Funeral Home in Odessa. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.