Three hurt in two-vehicle collision
A two-vehicle accident left three people injured at 3:35 p.m. Tuesday in Saline County.
Christopher M. Stockman, 46, of Slater, was driving east at 260th Road and Thompson Lane when he struck a tractor-trailer traveling south, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.
Both vehicles traveled off of the roadway and struck the ground. The tractor-trailer, driven by Michael L. Deibel, 67, of Marshall, came to a rest in a field, and Stockman’s truck continued sliding out of control before stopping in the field.
Neither Stockman nor a passenger, John M. Stockman, 20, of Slater, was wearing a seat belt during the accident. Both suffered moderate injuries and went by Life Flight helicopter to University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.
Deibel was wearing a seat belt and had minor injuries. He went in a private vehicle to Fitzgibbon Hospital in Marshall.
Two cars collide in Pettis County
A man was hurt in a two-vehicle collision in Pettis County at 4:23 p.m. Tuesday.
Blaize A. Adams, 16, of Sedalia, was driving west on Route B at Sacajawea Road when he failed to yield to Jose L. Cedillo Flores, 43, of Sedalia, who was traveling east, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Adams struck Cedillo Flores on the driver’s side of his vehicle.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts. Adams was unhurt in the collision, but Cedillo Flores sustained minor injuries. The Pettis County Ambulance District took him to Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg for treatment.
Information is taken from preliminary Missouri State Highway Patrol and Sedalia Police Department reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved.
