Lamar Truck Driver Killed In Crash

A truck driver from Lamar was killed in a crash in Barton County Tuesday afternoon. The Highway Patrol tells Newstalk KZRG 56-year-old Andrew Compton’s semi slid off Route EE at a sharp curve and overturned. That accident happened around 3:30 p.m about four miles from Lamar.

Compton was pronounced dead at the scene. The Patrol says he was not wearing a seatbelt.