MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. — A serious crash on Highway 5 closed down the highway temporarily and landed three people in the hospital Friday afternoon.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Eric Stringer, 44, of Gravois Mills, was driving a 2000 Dodge Ram north on Highway 5 in Morgan County when he crossed the center line. He struck, head-on, a 2007 Chevrolet Avalanche, driven by Lisa Van Lerberg, 42, of Shawnee, Kan. Lisa Van Lerberg sustained serious injuries, and her husband Andrew, a passenger in the vehicle, received minor injuries. Both were transported by ambulance to Lake Regional Hospital

Stringer was seriously injured in the crash; the Highway Patrol reported he was not wearing a seatbelt. He was flown by Staff for Life helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia.

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