Two people were injured in a two-vehicle accident at 7:10 a.m. Tuesday, May 30 in Pettis County.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Esther J. Burton, 63, of Sedalia, was driving a 2006 Toyota Corolla south on state Route 127 at Route B when she failed to stop for a stop sign. She traveled into the path of a northbound 1991 International F-4900 driven by Clifford E. Needy, 79, of Green Ridge. Burton’s vehicle struck Needy’s vehicle. Burton’s vehicle began rotating, traveled off the left side of the road, and struck a culvert and a ditch before coming to rest. Needy’s vehicle traveled off the right side of the road and came to rest, partially blocking Route B.
Burton, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken by the Pettis County Ambulance District to Bothwell Regional Health Center with moderate injuries. Needy, who was not wearing a seat belt, sustained minor injuries and refused medical transport at the scene.
The MSHP was assisted by the Pettis County Sheriff’s Office.
Two adults and two juveniles sustained minor injuries in a single-vehicle accident at 7:11 a.m. Tuesday, May 30 in Johnson County.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Kristyn L. Nichols, of Independence, was driving a 2004 Ford Taurus north on Northwest 1601st Road at Northwest 450th Road when she failed to stop at a stop sign. She traveled through the intersection and traveled off the road and into a creek bed.
Nichols and three occupants, 24-year-old Andrew J. Conway, of Pleasant Hill, and a 1-year-old male and a 1-year-old female both of Independence, were taken by the Johnson County Ambulance District to Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg.
The report indicates all four people were using a safety device.
The MSHP was assisted by the Johnson County Sheriff’s Office.
Two Armstrong residents were injured in a two-vehicle accident at 8 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 in Saline County.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Rebecca L. Defoor, 23, was driving a 2003 Dodge Durango north on U.S. Highway 65 at 110th Road when she struck a northbound 2008 Ford F-250 driven by Charlie J. Hamilton, 65, of Independence. Defoor’s vehicle crossed the median and overturned.
Defoor sustained moderate injuries and a 4-year-old female occupant sustained serious injuries. Both were taken to University Hospital in Columbia.
The report indicates Hamilton and the juvenile were using a safety device, but it is unknown if Defoor was wearing a seat belt.
A 16-year-old from Jamestown sustained moderate injuries in a two-vehicle accident at 9:33 p.m. Tuesday, May 30 in Moniteau County.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the teenager was driving a 2009 Ford Fusion north on state Route 87, one-tenth of a mile south of Oak Grove Road, when the vehicle skidded off the right side of the road, struck a tree, went airborne, and struck a parked 2015 Ford Explorer. Debris struck a house.
The juvenile, who was not wearing a seat belt, was taken by the Mid-Mo Ambulance District to University Hospital in Columbia.
The MSHP was assisted by the Moniteau County Sheriff’s Office.
A Stover man was injured in a single-vehicle accident at 3:57 a.m. Tuesday, May 31 in Morgan County.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Nigher Alfaro, 29, was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Silverado south on Ivy Bend Road, a half-mile south of Webb Loop, when he traveled across the center line off the left side of the road and struck a tree.
Alfaro, who was not wearing a seat belt, was taken by Mid-Mo Ambulance District to Lake Regional Health System in Osage Beach with minor injuries.
Information is taken from preliminary Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved.
Compiled by Nicole Cooke.
