WASHINGTON COUNTY, MO – A 19-year-old man from St. Louis was hospitalized after a single-vehicle crash on Route N early Sunday morning.
According to the official crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident happened at about 6:20 a.m. less than a mile from MO-21.
Troopers at the scene say Michael Pender, 19, of St. Louis struck an embankment after falling asleep behind the wheel of his 1998 Honda CRV. Pender was transported to Washington County Memorial Hospital to be treated for minor injuries. His vehicle was totaled as a result of the crash.
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