PHELPS COUNTY, Missouri — A wrong-way driver is listed in serious condition after striking an 18-wheeler on Interstate 44 near Rolla, Missouri.
A Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) report stated the crash occurred near the 187-mile marker near Rolla at approximately 1:06 a.m. Friday morning.
Police say a Ford Focus driven by a 25-year-old male from Lebanon, was traveling eastbound in the westbound lane and struck a 2026 Kenworth driven by a 55-year-old man from Bristole, Wisconsin.
Police say the driver of the Ford Focus was transported by air ambulance to a Columbia, Missouri hospital.
The driver of the truck suffered minor injuries according to the report.
The crash remains under investigation.
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