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Third death confirmed in Cole County crash

The Highway Patrol has confirmed a third death in that head-on crash in Cole County.

Anthony Bertucci, 20, of Russellville was pronounced dead Wednesday night at a Columbia hospital.

He was in a car that troopers say crossed the center line of Route B near Clover Hill Lane just south of Jefferson City on Tuesday night. The car crashed into an SUV going the other way.

Everyone in the car is now dead: Bertucci, 19-year-old driver Sydney Shrag of Jefferson City, and 21-year-old passenger Damani Winters of Jefferson City. All three people in the SUV have serious injuries at last check.

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