Blackwater Woman Injured When Driver Falls Asleep

A Blackwater woman was injured early Wednesday morning in a one-car crash in Osage County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a northbound 2003 Ford Focus, driven by 21-year-old Allex Fisher of Glasgow, was on Highway 63 at Rock House Lane (south of Freeburg) around 1:45 a.m., when he fell asleep while traveling through a curve, and the vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a private drive.

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His passenger, 23-year-old Kelly R. Liddle of Blackwater, suffered moderate injuries and was transported to University Hospital by Osage County EMS.

The Ford Focus had extensive damage and was towed.

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Filed Under: MSHP crash report, Osage County

Categories: Accidents