Oak Grove Man Dies in Traffic Crash Near Blue Eye

Sunday, September 19, 2021 at 11:37 AM

By Scott McCaulley @smcckc

A Carroll County Man dies in a single vehicle crash shortly after crossing the Arkansas Boarder into Missouri.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the crash occurred near Blue Eye just after 8:00 Saturday night when the car driven by 32-year-old Preston Ball of Oak Grove ran off Highway 13 and overturned. Ball, who was not wearing a safety device according to the accident report, was ejected from car and killed at the scene.

This is 95th Fatality in accidents worked by Troop D of the Missouri State Highway Patrol in 2021.

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