Ozark Man Hurt in Taney County Crash

A man from Ozark is in serious condition after a Friday afternoon traffic crash in northern Taney County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Report, the 49-year-old man was driving northbound on Highway 65 south of Saddlebrooke when an SUV driven by a 20-year-old man from Walnut Shade turned onto the road without yielding resulting in the collision. 

The motorcycle driver, who was not wearing a helmet according to the report, was taken to Mercy Hospital in Springfield for treatment of his injuries. The SUV driver was not reported as injured in the MSHP Report. 

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