Dec 03, 2020

Missouri man refused treatment after SUV travels down embankment

Posted Dec 03, 2020 4:09 PM

BUCHANAN COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just after 6a.m. Thursday in Buchanan County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2010 Cadillac SRX driven by Mitchell C. Berndt, 19, Excelsior Springs, was northbound on Interstate 29 one mile north of Faucett.

The driver attempted to avoid another vehicle. He overcorrected and the SUV traveled down an embankment and struck several trees.  Berndt was properly restrained at the time of the accident and refused treatment at the scene, according to the MSHP.