Elk Creek Man Injured Trying to Avoid a Deer in the Roadway

A 78-year-old Elk Creek man was injured Sunday night when he had an accident on MO 137, 13 miles south of Yukon.

The accident occurred when he attempted to avoid a deer ran off the roadway, struck a fence and a tree in a 2007 Dodge Dakota.

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He was transported to Texas County Memorial Hospital for treatment of Moderate injuries.

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