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Corn Truck Mishap Injures Tarkio Man

MSHP purpleA truck hauling corn careened off an Atchison County highway near Tarkio Monday afternoon, sending the driver to the hospital and spilling a lot of corn.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 24-year-old Taylor Hurst of Tarkio was treated at Fairfax Hospital for moderate injuries.

The crash occurred at about 12:30 p.m. Monday.

The truck left the roadway along Route O, five miles northeast of Tarkio and rolled onto the driver’s side, spilling 925 bushels of corn onto the roadway.

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