One person was seriously injured in an accident Tuesday night north of Houston after a vehicle struck a deer, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
Tpr. Jason Sentman said a northbound 2007 Ford Escape struck the animal in the roadway, traveled off the left side of the roadway and struck an embankment. The driver, a 24-year-old man from Fulton, was flown by air ambulance to Cox South in Springfield. A 1-year-old boy had minor injuries, and he was taken by ambulance to Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston.
Members of the Houston Rural Fire Department responded. Tpr. Nathan Poynter also assisted.
The vehicle was totaled in the crash at about 6:10 p.m. north of Twin Bridges on U.S. 63.