Perryville man hurt in Highway 61 crash

JEFFERSON CITY – A 63-year-old Perryville man received minor injuries in a traffic crash on Highway 61 in Ste. Genevieve County Friday evening.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol report stated the man was taken to Mercy Hospital South by a Ste. Genevieve County ambulance.

The patrol report states the crash happened when the 2001 Ford Ranger the man was driving south on Highway 61 traveled off the right side of the roadway, then returned to the roadway and slid clockwise, then traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned.

The crash happened about 6:48 p.m. south of Route H.

The patrol says the man was buckled up.

The Ranger received extensive damage and was removed by Ste. Genevieve County.