UPDATE: Truck driver killed in rollover crash in mid-Missouri’s Audrain County

By Brian Hauswirth
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Missouri state troopers say a truck driver from Chicago has been killed in Wednesday morning’s rollover crash involving a tractor trailer on Route J near Laddonia.

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The driver of this tractor trailer was killed in Wednesday’s horrific crash on Route J near Laddonia (April 1, 2026 photo courtesy of Missouri State Highway Patrol Twitter)

The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report says the driver ran off the road and struck a ditch causing the tractor trailer’s cargo to shift, striking the cab. State troopers say the 48-year-old truck driver was pronounced dead at the scene.

Wednesday morning’s crash happened at about 6:20.