On Saturday July 29th around 5:29 p.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol in Cass County along with Cass County Sheriff's Deputies responded to a one vehicle accident on E 243rd Street and Staley Mound Road in rural Cass County.
The Missouri State Highway says the accident occurred when the east bound 1999 Ford F-250 driven by 65 year old James R. Person of Garden City, Missouri fell asleep at the wheel and struck and embankment became airborne, striking the ground and coming to rest in a field.
Mr. Person was transported by ambulance to Belton Regional Medical Center for treatment of his injuries. The Ford truck was totaled and towed from the scene of this accident by J's Southland Tow.
View crash report below: