CALDWELL COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 4a.m. Saturday in Caldwell County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1997 Ford Ranger driven by Jules W. Gates, 18, Cameron, was westbound on Old U.S. Highway 36. The pickup traveled off the right side of the road, struck a mailbox and continued into a ravine.
Cameron EMS transported Gates to Cameron Regional Medical Center. He was later air-lifted to Truman Medical Center. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.