Missouri man hospitalized after SUV strikes a tree

CLINTON COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just after 4:30p.m. Tuesday in Clinton County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Kia Sorento driven by Kam A. Montgomery, 44, Lathrop, was northbound on SE Cannon Ball Road four miles south of Lathrop.

The SUV was traveling too fast for road conditions. It traveled off the east side of the road and struck a tree. Holt ambulance transported Montgomery to Liberty Hospital he was properly restrained, according to the MSHP.