Carthage man injured in single-vehicle accident
Jun. 11—A Carthage man was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 4:51 p.m. Wednesday on Missouri Highway 96, about 7 miles east of Avilla in Lawrence County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Virgilio A. Mejia-Mendez, 72, declined medical transport at the scene of the crash. His injuries were described as minor.
He was driving a westbound pickup truck that ran off the road and struck a ditch, the patrol said.