Clinton man hurt in Benton County crash
A Clinton man, 52, suffered minor injuries at 6:03 a.m. Thursday, April 2, in a Benton County accident.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, he was driving a 2024 Ram truck north on U.S. Highway 65 at Highway H when his vehicle hydroplaned and went off the right side of the road.
It is unknown if he was wearing a seat belt. The injured man was transported by ambulance to Bothwell Regional Health Center.
Maryland man injured in Saline County accident
A Gaithersburg Maryland man, 97, suffered moderate injuries at 11:18 p.m. Wednesday, April 1, in a Saline County accident.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, he was the occupant in a 2022 BMW I4 driven east on I-70 by a Gaithersburg woman, 61. The vehicle hydroplaned off the left side of the roadway, struck a concrete barrier, returned to the roadway and traveled off the right side and struck the guard rail.
Both occupants were wearing seat belts. The injured man was transported by Sweet Springs Ambulance to Centerpoint Hospital in Independence.
Compiled by Chris Howell
