West Plains, MO. – A West Plains man was injured in a one-vehicle crash near Licking, Missouri on Wednesday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the crash occurred at 7 p.m. on US 63, five miles south of Licking on Jan. 31st.
A southbound Buick Enclave, driven by Kelby Hutsler, age 54 of West Plains, ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a rock bluff. The vehicle was totaled in the crash but the driver had been wearing a seatbelt and suffered minor injuries. He was transported by ambulance to Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston, Missouri for treatment.
This crash was investigated by Trooper J.L. Sentman of Missouri State Highway Patrol – Troop G.