JEFFERSON CITY – A 62-year-old Perryville man suffered moderate injuries late Sunday afternoon when his 2005 Chevrolet 2500 struck a deer while traveling south on Highway 61 at PCR 908.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper K. L. Goforth wrote in his accident report that the man was taken to Barnes-Jewish Hospital by Air Evac helicopter.
Trooper Goforth says the Chevrolet was traveling south on Highway 61 about 5:07 p.m. when it struck a deer causing the vehicle to slide off the right side of the roadway and strike an embankment, which caused the driver to be ejected.
Goforth’s report states the driver was unrestrained.