Exeter man life flighted for injuries sustained in Wheaton wreck
September 28, 2016
Charlea Estes
An Exeter man was seriously injured after being ejected from his car just after midnight Saturday morning. Jimmy R. Jones, 36, of Exeter, had to be taken by helicopter for serious injuries sustained in the crash.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Jones was driving a 1997 Ford Explorer just after midnight south of Wheaton when he skidded and ran off the roadway. The report states that Jones was driving on Farm Road 2140 1.5 miles south of Wheaton when he struck a fence after running off the road, then overturned. In the process, he was ejected from the vehicle.
Jones, who was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, was transported by helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Springfield for serious injuries. The Ford Explorer was totaled and towed from the scene by U.S. Auto in Cassville.
No other vehicles or passengers were reported to have been involved.
Charlea Estes
An Exeter man was seriously injured after being ejected from his car just after midnight Saturday morning. Jimmy R. Jones, 36, of Exeter, had to be taken by helicopter for serious injuries sustained in the crash.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Jones was driving a 1997 Ford Explorer just after midnight south of Wheaton when he skidded and ran off the roadway. The report states that Jones was driving on Farm Road 2140 1.5 miles south of Wheaton when he struck a fence after running off the road, then overturned. In the process, he was ejected from the vehicle.
Jones, who was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, was transported by helicopter to Mercy Hospital in Springfield for serious injuries. The Ford Explorer was totaled and towed from the scene by U.S. Auto in Cassville.
No other vehicles or passengers were reported to have been involved.
