Marshall team hurt in crash avoiding deer
A Marshall man, 16, suffered minor injuries at 9:15 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, in a Pettis County accident. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, he was driving a 2005 Dodge Dakota east on Anderson Road when he swerved to miss a deer, traveled off the right side of the road and struck a tree.
He was not wearing a seat belt, and was transported to Family Medicine Clinic in Boonville by private conveyance.
Two transported after US 50 accident
A Smithton man, 69, suffered serious injuries and a Otterville man, 89, suffered minor injuries at 10:45 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, in a Pettis County accident.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, a 2008 Toyota Corolla driven by the Smithton man west on US 50 at Aerator Road was stopped to make a left turn and was struck in the rear by a 2016 Ram 1500 driven west by the Otterville man. Both vehicles traveled off the roadway and debris struck a 2023 Honda Ridgeline driven west by a 67-year-old man from Bonner Springs, Kansas.
Everyone was wearing a seat belt. The Smithton man was transported by Pettis County Ambulance District to University Hospital in Columbia. The Otterville man was transported to Bothwell by PCAD.
Compiled by Chris Howell.
