FRANKLIN COUNTY, MO — According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, one man was injured after a medical emergency caused him to cross the centerline of Highway 50 and crash into another vehicle near the road’s intersection with Highway C.
The accident occurred Thursday at 3:09 p.m. when Shawn McCready, 45, experienced a medical emergency, lost control of his 2003 GMC Sierra, and crossed from the eastbound side of Highway 50 into the westbound lanes, where he struck a 2016 Peterbilt semi truck.
Officials took McCready to Barnes Jewish Hospital with treat serious injuries.
The details of the medical emergency have not been reported.
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