Nov 28, 2023

Missouri man hospitalized after dump truck crash

Posted Nov 28, 2023 12:00 AM

MERCER COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 10a.m. Monday in Mercer County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a  2015 Mack Dump Truck driven by Gerald J. Hostetler, 76, Trenton, was westbound on U.S. 136 approaching U.S. 65 in Princeton.

The truck traveled off the north side of the road, struck a highway sign, entered U.S. 65, traveled off the west side of the highway and down an embankment.

A private vehicle transported Hostetler to Wright Memorial Hospital. He was properly restrained, according to the MSHP.