NEW LONDON, Mo. â A pickup truck driven by a New London man slid off the road Wednesday morning in Ralls County, sending the driver to the hospital with minor injuries. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said that a 2013 Ford F-150 driven by Robert E. Platte, 71, of New London, was traveling east on Route V about a half mile east of New London when his truck slid off the left side of the road. The truck struck a tree, leaving Platte with minor injuries. Platte was taken by Ralls County Ambulance to Hannibal Regional Hospital. He was wearing a seat belt.