A teenage driver was seriously injured in a Monday night crash in Pettis County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a 2006 Toyota driven by Jonathan L. Perry, 18, Sedalia was southbound on Highway U north of Highway V. The vehicle’s tire went off the right side of the road.
The driver overcorrected and went into the opposing lane. The driver overcorrected again and the vehicle left the right side of the road. The vehicle struck a ditch, overturned, struck a fence and came to rest in a field.
Life Flight transported Perry to Columbia University Hospital.
The MSHP reported Perry was properly restrained.