(KNZA)--A two-vehicle, July 4th wreck, in Caldwell County, Missouri claimed the lives of a Falls City, Nebraska couple.
According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 70-year-old Ricky Nutzman was driving an SUV eastbound on the ramp from Missouri Route 13 to U.S. 36 at Hamilton.
An eastbound semi on U.S. 36 moved from the driving lane into the passing lane for the SUV to merge. The Patrol says Nutzman cut north across both lanes of the roadway in front of the semi. The semi driver braked in an effort to avoid the SUV, but struck the driver's side of Nutzman's vehicle.
A passenger in the SUV, 70-year-old Susan Nutzman, was pronounced dead at the scene. Ricky Nutzman died at at a Cameron, Missouri hospital.
The semi driver from North Carolina was not hurt.
The wreck was reported shortly after 9:30 Tuesday morning.
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