Wappapello man seriously injured in Stoddard crash

An 80-year-old Wappapello man was seriously injured in a one-vehicle crash at 3:33 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, on Highway T, one mile west of Highway 51, in Stoddard County.

According to the report, Gayle W. Arnold was operating a 1975 Freightliner Conventional westbound when it ran off the right side of the road. Arnold reportedly overcorrected, which caused his truck to run off the left side of the road, struck a ditch and overturned.

Arnold suffered serious injuries and was flown to Barnes-Jewish Hospital in St. Louis for treatment.