Freak Car Accident In Jefferson County Gives Festus Man Moderate Injuries

(Jefferson County) A Festus man was injured in a car crash on northbound US-67 in Jefferson County Wednesday afternoon. 62-year-old Richard Boyer was driving in the right lane when a large piece of metal flew up from the bottom of a utility truck and struck the windshield of his 2021 Ram truck. Boyer was taken to Mercy Jefferson to treat his moderate injuries. The accident occurred north of Buck Creek Road around 4:45 Wednesday afternoon.