A resident of Linneus was injured late Monday morning when the van he was driving went off Highway 5, struck a utility pole and fence, then overturned and was demolished.
Seventy-one-year-old Carlos Vega received serious injuries and was flown by a medical helicopter (Life Flight Eagle) to the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.
Vega was wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred three miles north of Laclede.
Assistance was given by the Linn County Sheriff’s Department and Linn County EMS.
