Springfield man chokes on beverage, crashes into fence, tree

Two people were injured in a one-vehicle accident 8:16 p.m. Friday on MO 13, four miles north of Springfield.

According to the Highway Patrol report, Nicky B. White, 63, Springfield, driving a 2005 Chrysler PT Cruiser, choked on a beverage, causing his vehicle to travel into a ditch, then strike a fence and a tree

White and a passenger, Valarie K. White, 57, Springfield, were treated for minor injuries at Mercy Hospital, Springfield.