The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a fatality occurred early Saturday west of Licking. It was the fourth fatality in the county in the last week. Sixteen have been recorded this year in the nine-county region of Troop G.

A 24-year-old Houston man was killed early Saturday when he was riding on the roof of a truck and fell off, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.

Texas County Coroner Tom Whittaker declared Marvin D. Hayes dead at the scene.

Tpr. Curtis Haden said Tiffany J. Mourning, 28, of Houston, was the driver of the westbound 2006 Ford F-250 when the accident occurred at about 2:30 a.m. on Highway AF at the junction of Highway N about six miles west of Licking.

The Texas County Sheriff’s Department also assisted at the scene, Haden said. 

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