Woman hurt in deer collision
A Warsaw woman was hurt Friday when her vehicle struck a deer in Benton County.
At 5:42 p.m., Michelle R. Groves, 50, was northbound on state Route 7 when she struck the deer south of Grand River Bridge, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.
Groves suffered minor injuries in the accident. She was wearing a seat belt at the time of the collision. The Warsaw-Lincoln Ambulance District took her to Golden Valley Memorial Hospital in Clinton.
Driver hurt in Moniteau collision
A woman was hurt in a two-vehicle accident at 6:25 p.m. Friday in Moniteau County.
Kyle M. Brink, 20, of Tipton, was driving west on U.S. Route 50 when he struck the rear of a vehicle driven by Makayla L. Hardin, 22, of California, 45 feet west of Shooters Club Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.
Hardin wasn’t wearing a seat belt and had minor injuries. She took a private vehicle to St. Mary’s Hospital.
Man overturns in Pettis County
A man swerved across a road and overturned in Pettis County at 10:36 a.m. Saturday.
Jason B. Cooper, 34, of Calhoun, was driving north on Route E when he traveled off the right side of the roadway south of Morgan Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.
His vehicle returned to the road and continued off the left side. Then, it traveled back across Route E, overturned and came to a rest off the right side.
Cooper wasn’t wearing a seat belt during the crash. He went in an ambulance to Golden Valley Memorial Hospital with minor injuries.
Cellphone distracts driver before accident
A distracted driver struck the rear of another vehicle in Johnson County at 4:50 p.m. Saturday.
Bobby D. Cheney, 36, of Warrensburg, was eastbound on U.S. Route 50 behind Terry M. McDaniel, 55, of Mobile, Alabama, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Cheney became distracted with his cellphone, causing him to strike McDaniel’s vehicle.
McDaniel was wearing a seat belt and sustained minor injuries in the collision. Cheney wasn’t wearing a seat belt but was unhurt.
The Johnson County Ambulance District took McDaniel to Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg.
Medical episode causes accident
A man crashed on U.S. Route 50 while suffering a medical condition Monday in Moniteau County.
Jerry L. Allen, 75, of Centertown, was eastbound on the highway when he suffered the medical episode at Scott Branch Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.
This caused him to travel off the right side of the roadway and strike a fence. His van slid and struck another fence. It came to a rest off the right side of U.S. 50.
Allen was wearing a seat belt and didn’t suffer any injuries from the accident. He went in an ambulance to SSM St. Mary’s Hospital in Jefferson City to treat his medical condition.
Information is taken from preliminary Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved.
