Ashton L. Berding, 38, of Lee's Summit, suffered minor injuries at 4:55 p.m. Saturday in a Lake of the Ozarks incident.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Berding was driving a 2008 Kawasaki STX west on Lake of the Ozarks Gravois arm when he failed to negotiate a wake and was ejected from the watercraft.
He was wearing a flotation device and was driven by private vehicle to an unknown medical facility.
William Hawkins, 23, of Clinton, sustained serious injuries at 1:45 a.m. Saturday in a Benton County accident.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Hawkins was driving a 2013 Harley-Davidson west on Route C when his vehicle left the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned and he was ejected.
It is unknown if he was wearing a helmet. Hawkins was transported to KU Medical Center in Kansas City, Kansas, by Life Flight.
William G. Franky, 23, of Lee’s Summit, and Dakota R. Driskell, 26, of Kansas City, sustained moderate injuries at 7:25 p.m. Sunday in a Johnson County accident.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Driskell was driving a 2011 Toyota Corolla South on Route Z when his vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway. He overcorrected and traveled off the left side of the roadway. The vehicle struck a tree and overturned.
Driskell was not wearing a seat belt, but Franky was. Both were transported to Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg by Johnson County Ambulance District.
Identifying injury information is not available for a three-vehicle crash at 4 p.m. Saturday in Morgan County.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, a 2011 Jeep Wrangler driven by Kurt A. Nulf, 71, of Otterville, was slowing or stopping to turn possibly on Morgan County Drive when Dalton D. Bailey, 33, of Olean, driver of a 2018 Ford F250, failed to observe the vehicle slow. Bailey attempted to stop to avoid Nulf, which caused the Ford to strike the rear of the Jeep, sending both vehicles off the road. Bailey’s vehicle then struck a tree. Debris from the impact struck a 2021 Dodge Ram 1500 driven by Keith A. Bishop, 36, of Warsaw.
One subject was pronounced deceased at MU Hospital in Columbia by Dr. J. Huffman.
Information is taken from preliminary Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved.
Compiled by Chris Howell.
