One driver was flown to a hospital Wednesday morning after a crash involving his vehicle and a tractor towing a mower unit on Highway M.
Jerry R. Dean, 79, of Wright City, suffered serious …
This item is available in full to subscribers.
We have recently launched a new and improved website. To continue reading, you will need to either log into your subscriber account, or purchase a new subscription.
If you are a digital subscriber with an active subscription, or you are a print subscriber who had access to our previous wesbite, then you already have an account here. Just reset your password if you have not yet logged in to your account on this new site.
If you are a current print subscriber and did not have a user account on our previous website, you can set up a free website account by clicking here.
Otherwise, click here to view your options for subscribing.
Please log in to continue |
One driver was flown to a hospital Wednesday morning after a crash involving his vehicle and a tractor towing a mower unit on Highway M.
Jerry R. Dean, 79, of Wright City, suffered serious injuries in the crash, according to a report from the Missouri Highway Patrol. Dean was airlifted to Mercy Hospital St. Louis from the site of the crash, which happened around 10 a.m. June 23.
The highway patrol reports Dean, driving a 2006 Kia Sportage, was attempting to pass a MoDOT tractor mowing the side of Highway M, east of Highway H. The patrol said the area Dean attempted to pass the mower was a no-passing zone.
As Dean’s vehicle was passing the tractor, he reportedly saw a vehicle approaching from the opposite direction. Dean attempted to return to his lane of traffic and struck the side of the towed mowing unit, the highway patrol said. The Kia then overturned on the highway.
Dean allegedly was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
