A 60-year-old Owensville man was seriously injured Jan. 28  in Montgomery County as a passenger in a vehicle that went off Highway 19 south of Loutre Bend Road.

According to the  Missouri State Highway Patrol report by Trooper B. L. Gregory, a 2015 Toyota Tundra driven by a 28-year-old St. Clair man, failed to negotiate a curve in the roadway and traveled off the right side traveling south. The vehicle hit several trees before coming to a rest and the passenger was ejected. The crash was reported at 4:09 p.m., the vehicle was totaled and towed by Schreiber Towing.

The driver and passenger received serious injuries. The Owensville man was transported by ambulance to University Hospital. The St. Clair driver was transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Washington. Neither of the men wore seat belts, according to the MSHP.

Jose F. Ciuro Ramirez, 33, of Washington was arrested at 3:44 p.m. on Jan. 29 in Gasconade County on allegations of exceeding the posted speed limit and a Franklin County misdemeanor warrant for speeding. He was transported to the Owensville police station on a bondable release.

Kyle R. Kopp, 32, of Fenton, was arrested at 1:19 a.m. on Feb. 1 in Gasconade County on allegations of driving while intoxicated (alcohol) and exceeding the posted speed limit by 10 mph. He was transported to the Owensville police station and released.