West Plains, Mo. – Additional information on the Monday morning crash on South US 63 near West Plains has been released by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Jason Simonian, age 52 of Springfield, Missouri, was the driver of the 2017 Freightliner that crashed on US 63, just south of County Road 9030 in Howell County. The truck had run off the roadway, overturned, and struck a tree at 6:45 a.m. on Monday.
Simonian suffered serious injuries and was taken by Air Evac helicopter to Cox South Hospital in Springfield for treatment.