Bethany man seriously injured in crash after dust from gravel road blocks vision
Cameron Montemayor
MERCER Co. (News-Press NOW) — A 36-year-old man from Bethany, Missouri, was hospitalized with serious injuries after failing to handle a curve and crashing his truck on a county road Monday east of Cainsville, Missouri.
A crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol shows a 2024 Ford F-150 was traveling north on Egret Avenue in Mercer County around 7:42 p.m. when the driver’s vision became obstructed by the dust from gravel in the roadway.
The 36-year-old driver of the Ford from Bethany, Missouri, failed to handle a curve and traveled off the roadway, striking a large tree and continuing through a field before it eventually came to rest on its wheels facing north.
The driver of the vehicle was not wearing a seatbelt according to the crash report and was transported by North MO EMS to Harrison County Community Hospital.
Both the Harrison County and the Mercer County Sheriff’s Offices assisted the Highway Patrol on scene