Accident sends car into building, driver to hospital

Officers from Jefferson City and Capitol Police responded to the MoDOT building on Missouri Boulevard Wednesday afternoon after this Buick ran off the street and into the building. (Julie Smith/News Tribune photo)

Published: Thursday, May 22, 2008 4:34 PM CDT

A Jefferson City man was treated and released Wednesday from St. Mary's Health Center, after his car crashed into a Transportation Department building in the 1500 block of Missouri Boulevard.

Jefferson City police said James West, 47, lost control of his westbound 1991 Buick Park Avenue at 2:51 p.m., and the car ran off the right side of the street and hit the curb.

Police said the car “then made an abrupt left turn” and crossed all five traffic lanes, jumped the curb on the south side of the street and hit the MoDOT building at 1507 Missouri Blvd.

West was not wearing a seat belt, and suffered what police described as minor injuries.


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