Sullivan Man Fatally Injured In Crash Wednesday Morning

A Sullivan man had fatal injuries and a Cuba man serious injuries in a crash Wednesday morning on Interstate 44 at the 234 mile marker.

The crash occurred at 7:45 a.m.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Jason Clark, 30, was traveling too fast for the wet roadway in a 2010 Chevrolet Malibu.

The vehicle began skidding and went off the left side of the road, striking multiple trees. 

Clark and a passenger, Dale Speck, 32, Cuba, were not wearing seat belts.

Speck had serious injuries and was taken to Mercy Hospital in St. Louis.