Driver injured after losing control of vehicle hitting mailboxes

JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO – A driver has minor injuries after losing control of his vehicle during a turn and hitting multiple mailboxes, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.

Officials say that Theodore Dunham, 54, was driving a 2014 Chevrolet 1500 west on West Swaller Road when he lost control navigating a left curve and veered off the right side of the road. Dunham then hit two mailboxes east of Blackberry Lane before coming to a complete stop.

Emergency vehicles transported Dunham to Mercy South with minor injuries.

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