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Coroner's office identifies man killed in crash in Wasco

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The Kern County Coroner's Office says the man who was killed in a crash in Wasco on Wednesday was 83 years old.

According to the coroner's office, 83-year-old Billy Ray Cole was the driver of a truck that was hit in the area of Poso Drive and Western Avenue in Wasco. 

The California Highway Patrol says another pickup truck ran a stop sign and collided with Cole's truck. 

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