Sunday night crash near Hecker

Corey Saathoff- January 31, 2017

Police and EMS personnel responded about 5:50 p.m. Sunday to a rollover crash in the area of Route 156 east of K Road near Hecker.

Police said a 1992 Toyota Camry driven by Michael B. Lemberg, 23, of Lenzburg, went off the roadway and into a wheat field, striking a tree. He was taken to Red Bud Regional Hospital by police for treatment of a minor back injury.

Lemberg was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid and accident, failure to report a crash and no insurance.

Corey Saathoff

Corey is the editor of the Republic-Times. He has worked at the newspaper since 2004, and currently resides in Columbia. He is also the principal singer-songwriter and plays guitar in St. Louis area country-rock band The Trophy Mules.