St. Mary man hurt in Route H crash

JEFFERSON CITY — An 18-year-old St. Mary man suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash on Route H in Perry County Thursday afternoon.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Nathan J. Callier was taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau by a Perry County ambulance.

The patrol says Callier was a passenger in a 2001 Dodge Ram 2500 driven by a 17-year-old St. Mary boy.

The crash happened when the pick up ran off the right side of the road, struck a culvert, and went airborne.

The patrol says the driver, who was buckled up, was not hurt, while Callier was unrestrained.

The crash happened about 5:45 p.m. at Perry County Road 946.

The pick up was a total loss.