Perryville man hurt in I-55 crash

JEFFERSON CITY – A 22-year-old  Perryville man received minor injuries in a traffic crash on I-55 in Cape Girardeau County late Monday afternoon.

 

Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper D. W. Welker in his report of the accident, stated the man was taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau for treatment.

 

Trooper Welker said the crash happened when a southbound 2022 Mac truck driven by a 50-year-old Wright City, Missouri resident struck the rear of a southbound 2005 Volkswagen Jetta driven by the Perryville man.

 

The Volkswagen had moderate damage and was driven to the Buchheit’s parking lot. The Mac truck left the scene.

 

The crash happened about 5:10 p.m. at the 108 mile marker.