Morrison man falls asleep at wheel, wrecks vehicle

Melvin Hemeyer, 79, of Morrison sustained minor injuries in a one-vehicle crash on Highway 50 in Osage County Wednesday afternoon. The man fell asleep at the wheel and his vehicle left the roadway, went through a fence and struck a tree.

The Missouri Highway Patrol listed the damage to Hemeyer's 1996 Pontiac as "extensive."

Hemeyer was transported by ambulance to St. Mary's Hospital. He was wearing his seatbelt at the time of the crash.