A 21-year-old Cape Girardeau man was seriously injured in a crash on Highway 34 when his car ran off the road.
Shane Cather, 21, was driving near Burfordville around 2:15 a.m. Thursday when his car ran off the road and struck a fence, embankment and tree, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Cather was taken by private vehicle to Saint Francis Medical Center.
According to the patrol, Cather was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
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