A Hughesville man, 20, suffered minor injuries at 12:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, in a Pettis County accident. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, he was driving a 2021 Audi RS5 north on Highway O when he failed to negotiate a hill and traveled off the right side of the roadway.
The vehicle returned to the road, over-corrected and traveled off the right side of the roadway again, impacting a tree and overturning into the ditch before returning to the roadway and traveling off the left side of the road.
The man was wearing a seat belt, and was transported to Bothwell Regional Health Center by the Pettis County Sheriff's Department.
A 16-year-old girl from Zilla, Washington was seriously injured, an 18-year-old girl from La Monte was seriously injured and a 20-year-old man from Palmer, Alabama suffered minor injuries at 6:01 p.m. Friday, Nov. 28, in a Pettis County accident.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, a 2003 Nissan Xterra driven by the 18-year-old was traveling north on Jones Road and ran off the right side of the roadway and overcorrected several times before returning to the roadway.
The 16-year-old passenger was ejected and the vehicle came to rest on its side in the middle of the roadway. She was not wearing a seat belt, and was transported by Life Flight to Research Hospital in Kansas City. t
The 18-year-old driver was not wearing a seat belt and was transported by Pettis County to Centerpoint Hospital in Independence. The man was not transported. It is unknown if he was wearing a seat belt.
Compiled by Chris Howell.
