A Pacific man was hurt in a single-car accident on the afternoon of Christmas Day, Sunday, Dec. 25, on Hwy. 50 between Beaufort and Gerald in western Franklin County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that Spencer Saunders, 34, of Pacific was driving a 2014 Volkswagen Passat west on Hwy. 50 east of Flint Hill Road at 2:40 p.m. when the Passat went off the right side of the road and hit a tree.
The report made no mention of an injury to Saunders, but a passenger in the car, Jeremey Fleming, 38, of Pacific sustained moderate injuries and he was taken by car to Mercy Hospital Washington, the report said.
An update on his condition was not available.
Both Saunders and Fleming were wearing seat belts, the report said; the car was damaged extensively, according to the report.