Billings, Montana man hurt in I-55 crash in Perry County

JEFFERSON CITY — A 71-year-old Billings, Montana man suffered minor injuries in a traffic crash on I-55 in Perry County Tuesday morning.

 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Howard J. Moore was taken to Perry County Memorial Hospital by ambulance.

 

The patrol says Moore was the driver of a southbound 2005 Chevrolet Trailblazer which ran off the left side of the roadway, struck the end of a guardrail, skidded across the center of the roadway, and then ran off the right side of the road, striking a concrete bridge face.

 

The crash happened about 8:30 a.m. near the 139.6 mile marker.

 

The patrol says Moore was buckled up.