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Nebraska man killed in single-vehilce crash near Platte City

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One person was killed in a single-vehicle crash near mile marker 22.8 on I-29 Saturday afternoon.

Chad W. Keene, 32, of Omaha, Neb. was driving southbound when he overcorrected the vehicle and traveled off the roadway.

The Missouri Highway Patrol says the vehicle became airborne and overturned several times before it struck some trees and came to rest on its wheels.

Keene was pronounced dead at the scene.

The passenger in the vehicle, Courtney W. Keene, 29, also of Omaha, Neb. was taken to a nearby hospital in serious condition.

This is the 17th fatality crash of the year for Missouri Highway Patrol Troop A.