PUXICO, Mo. -- A Benton, Mo., man was injured Monday near Puxico.
Dennis Wilkerson, 56, was taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau by helicopter after the 11:31 a.m. accident. It occurred on Highway 51, just south of Puxico.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Wilkerson's vehicle went off the left side of the road attempting to avoid a southbound vehicle that turned into his path.
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