Ava, Illinois man hurt in I-44 crash in Phelps County

JEFFERSON CITY — A 66-year-old man from Ava, Illinois suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash Wednesday morning on I-44 in Phelps County, Missouri.

 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Micky R. Lawson was taken to Phelps Health in Rolla by St. James EMS.

 

The patrol says Lawson was a passenger in a westbound 2016 Peterbilt driven by Joseph L. Haddock of Perryville. Haddock was not unhurt.

 

The crash happened when the truck ran off the right side of the road and overturned, coming to rest on its right side.

 

The accident happened about 8:26 a.m. at the 194 mile marker.