PERRYVILLE, Mo. -- A Springfield, Ill., man sustained moderate injuries Sunday night when his vehicle overturned on Interstate 55.
James Ratliff, 64, was taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau by helicopter after the 6:20 p.m. accident. It occurred 7 miles north of Perryville. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when Ratliff lost control of the northbound vehicle and it ran off the left side of the roadway before overturning.
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