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Chariton County man recovering after tractor accident

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Published August 21, 2020 12:37 PM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A Chariton County man is recovering after being run over by a tractor Wednesday.

Gregory Dougherty, 61, of Sumner, was in fair condition Friday at University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, a hospital spokesman said. Dougherty was taken to the hospital Wednesday with serious injuries after he jump-started a tractor that was still in gear, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The accident happened on Fulbright Road four miles east of Sumner.

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