Friday St. Francois County Wreck

(St. Francois County, MO) A teenager from Bonne Terre, 17 year old James R. Ward, is recovering from moderate injuries after he was in a one car accident Friday night just before 11 o'clock in St. Francois County. Highway Patrol reports show Ward was headed south on Berry Road, north of Shannon Road, when he lost control of the automobile and it ran off the left side of the highway and crashed into a ditch. Ward, who was wearing a seat belt when the wreck occurred, was taken to Parkland Health Center at Farmington.