(St. Louis, Mo.) A man from Hillsboro was taken to Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis after being involved in a two-vehicle accident Monday afternoon in Jefferson County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident took place on Highway 30, at Highway ‘NN’, when a Chevrolet Silverado driven by 57-year-old Robert Beckler of Dittmer failed to stop for a steady red light and struck the left side of a Chevrolet Silverado driven by 44-year-old Steven Roberts of Hillsboro.

Roberts sustained serious injuries in the crash.

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