Missouri Man Struck by Tractor-Trailer Dies

A man was killed Monday night in an accident on Interstate 55 in Scott County, Missouri when he was struck by a tractor-trailer.

Morris S. Maltzman, 62, of St. Charles, Missouri was killed when the car he and another man, Justin C. Brown, 24, of Pennsylvania, was hit by a tractor-trailer, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

According to Brown, the car had run out of gas and he and Maltzman were attempting to push it along the emergency lane to safety. As they approached a bridge overpass near Blodgett, the road narrowed and the tractor-trailer hit the car from behind around 8 p.m.

Maltzman was killed in the collision, and Brown received moderate injuries. The driver of the truck suffered from minor bruises and cuts.

Southbound traffic was blocked and vehicles were diverted from I-55 at mile marker 80 and detoured through Benton on U.S. 61, Scott County Sheriff Rick Walter said Monday night.