JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO – State troopers were dispatched to a two-car wreck on U.S. 67 in Jefferson County on Wednesday night.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that a 2017 Toyota Rav4 and a 2017 Jeep Wrangler were both headed south when the collision occurred south of Route V at 8:39 p.m.
According to the MSHP, the Jeep was approaching the Toyota from behind and steered to the left to avoid it. The front right of the Jeep struck the rear left of the Toyota, and both vehicles began to slide.
The Toyota traveled off the left side of the roadway, while the Jeep went off the right side of the roadway and overturned.
The Jeep driver, a 43-year-old man from Bonne Terre, Missouri, was seriously injured and transported to Mercy Hospital. He was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.
No injuries were reported for the other driver, a 31-year-old man from Florissant, Missouri.
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