A Liberty man lost his life in an accident north of Mercer Monday evening.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Gary L. Sexton, a 64-year-old Liberty man, was the driver of a Ford F-250 pickup truck that was traveling northbound on Highway 65 one mile north of Mercer at about 5:40 p.m. Sexton’s vehicle did not have its headlights on and crossed the center lane, where it struck a southbound recreational vehicle driven by Merlin Hall of State Center, IA. Mr. Sexton’s truck collided with the driver’s side of the RV and a sport utility vehicle that it was towing. The RV traveled off the west side of the highway and overturned, coming to rest on its passenger side. The pickup truck came to rest in the southbound lane on its wheels. All three vehicles involved in the crash were totaled.
Mr. Sexton, who was not wearing a seat belt, was pronounced dead at the scene by Mercer County Coroner Doug Priest. The body was transported to the Jackson County Medical Examiner’s Office. Hall was wearing a seat belt and sustained serious injuries. He was transported by Mercer County Ambulance to Wayne County, IA Hospital for treatment.
The accident was investigated by Cpl. D.R. Reuter, with assistance from Sgt. Joe Rongey, Sgt. A.A. Henry, Sgt. R.A. Wood, Tpr. J.C. Acree, Tpr. J.E. Hainey, Tpr. R.K. Stearns, CVO R.E. Powell, the Mercer County Sheriff’s Department, Mercer County Ambulance and Mercer County Fire and Rescue.
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