NEW MADRID COUNTY, Mo. (Heartland News) - A semi-truck driver was seriously injured in a crash on Interstate 55 in New Madrid County.
The crash happened shortly before 6:30 a.m. on Sunday, October 4, at the 48.4-mile marker.
This is near the U.S. Highway 62 exit.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 79-year-old Cedar Park, Texas, man was traveling north when his semi went off the right side of I-55, hit a car parked on the shoulder and continued off the road.
MSHP said the driver was seriously injured and flown to a St. Louis hospital for treatment.
No other injuries were reported.
Troopers said the semi and the car both had moderate damage and were towed from the scene.