Metropolis man injured in McCracken County crash

A Metropolis man was taken to the hospital after a single-vehicle crash in McCracken County on Friday.

The McCracken County Sheriff’s Department said the crash occurred at 3 a.m. Deputies were dispatched to the 1600 block of Said Road where 30-year-old Jacob Benavides was driving when his vehicle left the roadway and went into the tree line.

Benavides was transported to a local hospital by Mercy Regional EMS for treatment of injuries.