Driver falls asleep, totals vehicle in crash

ST. LOUIS, MO – A driver fell asleep at his wheel and traveled off the road Thursday afternoon, as reported by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

At 3:50 p.m. 69-year-old Clifford Brummit’s 2000 Ford F150 overturned when he fell asleep at the wheel. The accident occurred on I-44 at the 259.6-mile marker.

Brummit’s vehicle was totaled in the accident.

Brummit was taken to Mercy Hospital with moderate injuries.

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