LACLEDE COUNTY, MO – A 52-year-old passenger was injured after in a single-vehicle accident on northbound Highway 32 on Wednesday morning.
Waylon G. Tuttle was traveling north on Highway 32 in a 2000 Chevrolet 1500 when he swerved to miss a deer, police report. The Chevrolet traveled off the left side of the road, hit a culvert, went airborne and landed on the ground. Police report the crash happened two miles north of Lynchburg around 6:10 a.m.
A 52-year-old male passenger was transported to Mercy Hospital Lebanon for moderate injuries. He was not wearing a seat belt.
Tuttle was not injured and was wearing a seat belt.
The Chevrolet sustained extensive damages.
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