Trip down Scenic Drive results in trip to hospital for Neosho man

A trip down Old Scenic Drive 5 miles north of Neosho resulted in a trip to the hospital for a Neosho man.

The Highway patrol says it happened around 4 p.m. Friday in Newton County when a southbound 2005 Volkswagen GTI driven by 23-year-old Josiah S. Reitz of Neosho went off the right side of the roadway.

The vehicle then traveled across the left side of the roadway and smashed into a tree.

Reitz suffered only minor injuries.

He was transported to a Joplin hospital for treatment.