DRIVER HURT FROM FLYING GLASS

A Jackson truck driver was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a bizarre accident on the Mississippi River Bridge.

Ronnie G. Seyer, 45, was driving west over the bridge when his semi truck and a vehicle headed in the opposite direction struck mirrors on the Illinois side. Glass from the collision hit Seyer in the head and throat, a spokesman for the Illinois State Police said.

Seyer continued driving across the bridge and finally stopped at a gas station at the corner of Morgan Oak and Sprigg Street. From there he was taken by ambulance to Southeast Missouri Hospital.

He was listed in serious condition in the critical care unit late last night.

The other vehicle, also believed to be a semi truck, did not stop and is being sought, the spokesman said.