St. Charles man receives minor injuries in I-55 crash

JEFFERSON CITY – A 69-year-old St. Charles man received minor injuries in a traffic crash on I-55 in Ste. Genevieve County Tuesday afternoon.

 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Kenneth J. Matthews was taken to Mercy Jefferson Hospital by a Ste. Genevieve County ambulance.

 

The patrol says the crash happened when the 2008 Pontiac Vibe Matthews was driving north on I-55 traveled off the left side of the roadway, returned to the roadway and skidded, rotating clockwise, skidded off the right side of the roadway where it struck several trees and a concrete culvert before overturning onto its top.

 

The patrol says Matthews was buckled up.

 

The crash happened about 12:22 p.m. at the 156 mile marker

 

The Vibe had extensive damage.