Eldon Man Dies After Being Hit By Pickup

A 20-year-old Eldon man was killed after being struck by a pickup truck at 6:49 Wednesday evening on Business Route 54, east of east view drive in Miller County. The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that George Z. Cook was standing in the westbound lane of the highway when he was struck by the pickup driven by 35-year-old Cory W. Dunn of Eldon. Cook died at Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach at 7:44 Wednesday evening.