The Moberly Police Department responded to an accident yesterday morning around 11 a.m. on the southbound lanes of Highway 63 near Route EE exit in Moberly. Eli Borntrager, 29 of Madison, Missouri was driving a horse-drawn buggy in the outside lane when we was struck from behind by a 2007 Chevrolet driven by Jeffrey Fleming, 34 of Staunton, Illinois.
Borntrager, sustained fatal injuries in the crash. His horse was also severely injured and was euthanized on scene by a local veterinarian. Fleming was not injured.
The crash is pending further investigation.
