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20-year-old Missouri man dies after ATV strikes steel fence

WRIGHT COUNTY — One person died in an accident just after 1a.m. Sunday in Wright County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a Honda TRX 450 driven by James M. Schmidt, 20, Grovespring, was westbound on Pyatt Road eight miles west of Hartville. The ATV ran off the road and struck a steel bar fence

Schmidt was pronounced dead at the scene. Mercy ambulance transported him to Holman-Howe Funeral Home. He was not wearing a helmet, according to the MSHP.

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