JEFFERSON CITY — A 49-year-old Altenburg man received minor injuries in a traffic crash on Route C in Perry County Friday evening.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Gary B. Keagle was taken to Mercy Hospital Perry by ambulance.
The patrol says the crash happened when the eastbound 2005 Mercury Mariner Keagle was driving failed to negotiate a curve, travelled off the right side of the road, down an embankment and struck a utility pole.
The patrol says Keagle was buckled up.
The crash happened about 8:15 p.m. near Perry County Road 236.
The Mercury received extensive damage and was towed by Perry County Towing.
The patrol cited Keagle for driving while intoxicated. He was taken to the Perry County Jail on a 12-hour hold.