Joplin, MO : Carthage man killed in Joplin crash on Tuesday, 22nd December, 2020

A Carthage man was killed in a crash early Tuesday morning in Joplin.

Police were called at 7:16 a.m. Tuesday to Murphy Boulevard, just north of the viaduct on Langston Hughes-Broadway. There they found an upside-down vehicle in Joplin Creek on the west side of the road, Capt. Will Davis said in a news release.

A male occupant of the vehicle died at the scene, police said. He later was identified by police as Alvaro Rivas, 28, of Carthage.

An initial investigation suggests that the vehicle hit utility poles before overturning and going into the creek, according to the release.

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