Suspected Drunk Vehicle Thief Requires Extrication After Crash

Grant County charges are pending against a 21-year-old Cassville man accused of stealing a truck last Friday.  Gabriel Phillips had to be extricated from the vehicle after he crashed it in the town of Little Grant.  Authorities say the truck had been reported stolen from Lancaster just 90 minutes before it was wrecked.  Phillips was taken to Grant Regional Health Center, then transferred to another hospital for treatment.  Among the charges he faces are taking and operating a motor vehicle without the owner’s consent and operating while intoxicated-second offense.