Intoxicated driver in serious condition after Johnson County accident
Jacob A. Rushly, 24, of Harrisonville, sustained serious injuries at 5:17 a.m. Tuesday in a Johnson County accident.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Rushly was driving a 1996 Ford F250 East on state Route 58 when he traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a ditch.
He was arrested for felony possession of a controlled substance - methamphetamine, failure to drive on the right-half of the roadway, displaying the plates of another vehicle, and failure to register a motor vehicle.
Rushly was wearing a seat belt and was transported to Research Medical Center in Kansas City by Life Flight.
Information is taken from preliminary Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved.
