Minor injuries in Callaway County accident

A Columbia man received minor injuries Friday after his car hydroplaned in Callaway County.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Kolton M. Babb, 22, of Columbia, was driving eastbound on I-70 at the 146.6-mile marker in Callaway County at 10:40 p.m. Friday when he began to hydroplane, causing his car to go off the right side of the road, down an embankment and striking a concrete culvert. The car then crossed the outer road and stopped in a ditch.

Babb, who was wearing a seat belt, received minor injuries and was taken to University Hospital in Columbia.