Holts Summit man arrested following crash

A Holts Summit man was arrested after a one-vehicle accident in Callaway County early Thursday morning.

Missouri Highway Patrol reports show Steven Herndon, 49, was arrested for DWI and careless and imprudent driving.

The accident occurred around 12:30 a.m. on County Road 391, a mile north of Oil Well Road, according to the patrol. Herndon ran off the right side of the road, striking a telephone poll and fence before overturning.

Herndon was wearing a seat belt and was treated for minor injuries.

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• A Climax Springs woman was treated for serious injuries after a one vehicle crash in Cole County late Thursday morning.

Patrol reports show Linda Beard, 53, was on U.S. 54 Eastbound, just west of Fall Hill Road, around 11:44 a.m.

She went off the left side of the road, overcorrected and that caused the vehicle to go off the right side of the ride and strike a tree.

Beard was not wearing a seat belt and had to to be extricated from the vehicle.

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