Around 9:40 pm last night the Missouri State Highway Patrol along with Bates County EMS, and the Bates County Sheriffs Office responded to a 1 vehicle accident in the Northbound lanes of I-49 at mile marker 135 just North of Butler.
The accident occurred when the 1998 Toyota driven by James W. O'Boyle 19 years old of Harmony Florida was traveling Northbound on I-49 lost control and traveled off the roadway and struck a ditch.
Mr. O'Boyle was transported by ambulance to Bates County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries, The vehicle received extensive damage and was towed from the scene by Don's tow of Butler.