Iron Mountain Lake Man Injured in ATV Accident

(St. Francois County, MO) An Iron Mountain Lake man, 43 year old Christopher Aericko, is suffering serious injuries he sustained in an ATV accident Friday afternoon in St. Francois county. According to reports from the Highway Patrol, Aericko was headed north on Brown Mountain Road, at Houston drive, at around 1 o'clock, when he lost control of the vehicle and overcorrected. The vehicle ran off the left side of the road and rolled over. Aericko was airlifted to Mercy Hospital at St. Louis. He was not wearing a helmet when the accident occurred.