WRECK KILLS CHARLESTON MAN

CHARLESTON - A 35-year-old Mississippi County man was killed Friday when the car he was driving rammed the rear end of a semi-truck on Highway 62 in Charleston.

The Missouri Highway Patrol identified the victim as Johnny Moreland of Charleston.

Investigators said the semi-truck had stopped to make a left turn when Moreland's vehicle crashed into the rear of the trailer.

The accident occurred at 9:30 p.m.

Because the fatality occurred inside the city limits, it will not be included in the Labor Day holiday traffic fatality count, the patrol said.

A 19-year-old Cape Girardeau County man was listed in critical condition Saturday following a one-vehicle accident that was discovered at 4:15 a.m., Saturday on Route FF, three miles west of Fruitland.

The highway patrol said a four-wheel-drive GMC "Jimmie" driven by David Maintz of Jackson ran off the right side of the road, down a steep enbamkment and overturned, coming to rest on its wheels.

The patrol said Maintz was ejected from the vehicle as it rolled over.

He was taken to the St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.