JEFFERSON CITY — A 16-year-old Perryville boy suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 61 in Perry County Wednesday night.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the youth, whose name was not released, was taken to Mercy Perry by personal conveyance.
The patrol says the crash happened when the 1999 Dodge 1500 the boy was driving south on Highway 61 traveled off the right side of the roadway on a leftward curve. The driver over-corrected and the pick up returned to the roadway before beginning to skid. The pick up then again ran off the right side of the roadway and began overturning.
The crash happened about 7:40 p.m. south of 3501 Highway 61.
The Dodge was a total loss and was removed by Perry County Towing.