Elderly man seriously injured in Gasconade County crash

By Haley Swaino

Published January 11, 2026 9:16 AM

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 72-year-old man from Cuba, Missouri, was seriously injured Saturday in a crash in Gasconade County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The report says the crash happened on Route T, south of Third Street, at 9 p.m.

The man was driving a 2008 Ford Ranger southbound and went off the right side of the road, hitting a fence and several trees, the report says. The truck then overturned, and the man was thrown from it.

He was flown to Mercy St. Louis Hospital with serious injuries. He was not wearing a seatbelt, according to the report.

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Haley Swaino

Haley Swaino, a graduate of Ohio University, joined ABC 17 News as a multimedia journalist in November 2024.

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