One injured in Benton crash
An Urich man was injured in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday in Benton County.
Thomas E. Kirk, 19, was driving east on state Route BB east of Allen Road at 6:30 p.m. when he traveled off the right side of the roadway, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.
He overcorrected and returned to the roadway. His vehicle then crossed off the left side of the road and struck a ditch.
Kirk was wearing a seat belt and suffered moderate injuries. The Warsaw-Lincoln Ambulance District took him to Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton. A passenger, Nicholas D. Caldwell, 21, of Urich, was unhurt in the crash.
Collision leaves woman hurt
A two-vehicle collision caused injuries to a passenger at 9:42 p.m. Wednesday in Morgan County.
Haley E. McCullough, 16, of Stover, was westbound at the state Route 52 and Route 135 west junction when she struck a vehicle driven by Walter L. Conavay, 71, of Sunrise Beach, as he attempted a left turn from the southbound lane, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.
Gail Conavay, 71, of Sunrise Beach, was injured in the collision. She was wearing a seat belt during the accident. An ambulance took her to Osage Beach for treatment at Lake Regional Hospital.
Information is taken from preliminary Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved.
