Cape Girardeau man taken to hospital after rollover crash on I-55

PERRY COUNTY, MO – A man from Cape Girardeau was taken to the hospital following a rollover crash on I-55 in Perry County on Friday morning, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The crash occurred at 4:40 a.m. on northbound I-55, near mile marker 138.4, about halfway between Brewer and Ozora.

62-year-old Jeffery J. Layton, driving a 2015 Toyota Tacoma, went off the left side of the road, causing his vehicle to overturn.

Layton, who was wearing his seatbelt at the time, was taken to Perry County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.

No other people were reported as hurt.

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