An early morning crash east of Norborne caused moderate injuries to a Norborne man.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 63-year-old man was driving his minivan west on Route 10 just after 1 a.m. Thursday, March 13. Troopers say the man fell asleep near the intersection with County Road 161 and went off the right side of the roadway, striking a power pole and coming to rest in a ditch. He was taken to a nearby hospital. It’s not known if he was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.