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Kidder Man Injured In Accident Near Lathrop

A Kidder man was injured in an accident in a work zone Tuesday morning in Clinton County.  The Missouri Highway Patrol reports 30-year-old Jacob Closterman was taken to North Kansas City Hospital for treatment of minor injuries.  According to the report, at about 7:10 am on Interstate 35 near Lathrop, a box truck driven by 44-year-old Jeremiah Watts of Harrisonville was southbound and entering a work zone.  Due to inattention, he ran into the back of the Closterman vehicle.  Watts then went into the median and back onto the road where he struck a semi.  The truck drivers were not injured in the accident