A Savannah teenager was seriously injured in a crash after falling asleep at the wheel Sunday morning.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, shortly before 5 a.m., 17-year-old Sean L. Houston was driving a Ford F-150 north on US 71 about four miles north of Savannah. Houston fell asleep and his vehicle went off the left side of the road and hit an embankment before coming to rest on its wheels.

Houston was transported by Andrew County EMS to Mosaic Life Care for treatment of serious injuries.

According to the crash report, Houston was wearing a seatbelt.