Man from Mexico hurt when car runs off I-55

JEFFERSON CITY — A 66-year-old man from Ensenada, Mexico received minor injuries Tuesday afternoon when the 2023 BMW XS he was driving south on I-55 ran off the right side of the highway, struck a tree and overturned, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.

The man was taken to Mercy Hospital Jefferson by a Ste. Genevieve County ambulance.

The crash happened about 1:50 p.m. at the 156 mile marker.

The BMW was a total loss and was removed by Boyd’s Towing.