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Serious Injury Accident Near Purdin

A single-vehicle accident near Purdin Tuesday night left the driver with serious injuries.  Twenty-two-year-old Alexander E Gerst of Browning was flown to University Hospital in Columbia for treatment of serious injuries.  According to the report, Gerst was southbound on Highway 5 and ran off the road, overcorrected and ran off the road again, drove through a fence, and struck a tree.  He was not wearing a safety belt at the time of the accident.