Iberia man hurt in Miller County crash

A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper takes measurements while investigating an accident scene. (Archive photo)
A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper takes measurements while investigating an accident scene. (Archive photo)

An Iberia man was injured Tuesday night in a Miller County wreck.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported Danny W. East, 70, was driving a pickup truck southbound at 8:01 p.m. when it traveled at high speed through the three-way intersection at the junction of Route A and Route PP, ran off the road and struck a tree. 

The patrol said East, who had not been wearing a seat belt, was transported by ambulance to Capital Region Hospital in Jefferson City for treatment of moderate injuries.