Sunday crash south of Columbia

Pictured is the crash scene Sunday afternoon south of Columbia. (Andrea Saathoff photo)

Emergency personnel responded about 2 p.m. Sunday to a single vehicle crash with injury on Route 3 southbound south of Gilmore Lake Road in Columbia.

The vehicle, a navy blue passenger car driven by a man, went off the roadway and down an embankment, striking a tree.

Columbia firefighters successfully extricated the driver from the car and he was treated by Columbia EMS at the scene but refused medical transport.

 

Corey Saathoff

Corey is the editor of the Republic-Times. He has worked at the newspaper since 2004, and currently resides in Columbia. He is also the principal singer-songwriter and plays guitar in St. Louis area country-rock band The Trophy Mules.
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