Drexel Man Injured In Early Morning Rollover Accident

Around 6:00 a.m. this morning The Missouri State Highway Patrol, Bates County Sheriffs Office, Bates County EMS and Drexel Fire Department all responded to a 1 vehicle rollover accident on County Road 14001 just South of Missouri 18 Highway East of Drexel.

The accident occurred when the 1989 Jeep Cherokee driven by 57 year old Victor E. Baldwin of Drexel, Missouri traveled off the East side of the road and over corrected causing the vehicle to go off the West side of the roadway and overturn.

Mr. Baldwin was transported to Bates County Memorial Hospital in Butler with minor injuries. The vehicle was totaled and towed by a private vehicle.