According to the MSHP Troop F, on July 27th Rebecca Fisher, 35 of Hallsville, MO and her passenger, Shannon Fisher, 12 were stopped on Route B at McGee Road waiting to make a turn when her 1994 Toyota was struck in the rear by Adrien Creed, 19 of Centralia, MO who was driving a 2006 Ford Focus. All sustained minor injuries and were taken to Boone Hospital in Columbia.
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Carolyn Flynn, 38, of Gravois Mills, MO was pronounced dead at the scene of a crash by Morgan County Deputy M. Neinhaus. The accident occurred on Rt. J at Webb Road on July 20, 2010 at 1:16PM in Morgan County. According to the MSHP Troop F, the accident occurred when William Donnelly, 67, of Stover, MO was driving his 2010 Ford and crossed the centerline and struck Flynn. Flynn's 2000 Chevrolet overturned and exited the south side of the roadway and came to rest in a ditch.
Flynn had one passenger, Todd Stenzel, 47, of Gravois Mills, MO. Stenzel was transported to Lake Regional Hospital by Mid-MO EMS for treatment to moderate injuries. Flynn was transported to Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home. Stover sustained no injuries.
Matthew Powers, 21, of Osage Beach was operating a Tige Runabout boat that belonged to Linda Swineburg, also of Osage Beach on July 17. According to the Missouri State Water Patrol District 2, Powers' boat was pulling a wake boarder and a tube. Two women, Jessica Hendricks, 20, of Osage Beach and Bethann Smith, 21, of Linn Creek were riding the tube when the boat turned to close to the shore. The tube hit the shore and both females were ejected. The accident occurred around 6:18p.m. at Pin Oak Cove located in the Lake of the Ozarks.
Both Hendricks and Smith were taken to Lake Regional and then Flown to University Hospital in Columbia, MO.
Charles Dyson Jr., 36 and Kevin Matheson, 30, both of Jefferson City, MO were pronounced dead at the scene of a motor vehicle crash which occurred on Route J. .2 miles south of Old Rt. J. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that on July 16 at 11:00p.m. Dyson was driving a 1994 Ford Taurus, when he crossed the centerline and struck Matheson, who was driving a 1998 Dodge, head on.
Dyson and Matheson were both taken by Freeman Mortuary to Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F reported a crash on July 11, 2010 at 2:06p.m. on Highway 54 west of Route A in Audrain County. The accident occured when Charles Howdeshell, 50, of Vandalia, MO attempted to make a pass in his 1998 Pontiac and struck a 2004 Mazda driven by Douglas Hill, 50,of North Liberty, IA. Hill then travelled into the oncoming traffic lane and was struck head on by a 2008 Chevrolet, driven by Robert Becker , 50, of Laddonia, MO.
Howdeshell sustained no injury and was taken directly to the Audrain County Jail.
Hill sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to Audrain Medical Center (AMC), and later flow to University of Missouri Hospital and Clinics (UMHC) in Columbia. Hill also had three passengers. Karen Ballenger, 51, and Jay Ballenger, 52, both of Tipton, IA who sustained serious injuries and were taken by ambulance to AMC. Hill's other passenger was Lynn Fraker,54, of North Liberty, IA, who was pronounced dead at the scene by Audrain County Coroner Pat Farnen.
Becker also sustained serious injuries and was taken by ambulance to AMC and later flow to UMHC in Columbia. Becker had four passengers; Denise Becker, 51, Mackenzie Becker, 21, Christopher Becker, 19, and Alexander Becker, 14, all of Laddonia, MO all of whom sustained moderate to serious injuries and were taken by amulance to AMC.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol was assisted by the Audrain County Sheriff's Department.
Franklin Branson, 48, of Versailles, Missouri, and Terry Stafford, 54, of Versailles, Missouri were injured in a single vehicle crash June 18th, 2010 on Route W at the Bush Creek Bridge in Morgan County. According to the report of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F, Branson, driving a 1997 Toyota, ran off the right side of the roadway, went down an embankment and overturned in a creek. Branson and Stafford were taken by ambulance to Lake Regional Hospital for treatment of their injuries.
Umar Daud, 42, of Creve Coeur, Missouri, John Garcia, 44, of St. Peters, Missouri, and Tracy Johnson, 37, of Spanish Lake, Missouri were involved in a two vehicle crash June 21st, 2010 on MO-94 east of Friedens Road in St. Charles county. According to the report of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop C, Garcia, driving a 2005 Chevy Cobalt, was stopped for traffic when Daud, driving a 2010 BMW 5351 hit him in the rear.
Garcia and Johnson were taken by St. Charles County Ambulance to St. Joseph Hospital East for treatment of their injuries.
According to the Missouri 2008 Traffic Safety Compendium published by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Statistical Analysis Center, 65.2% of all Missouri crashes occurred in an urban area.
Katharin McCarter, 21, of St. Louis, Missouri, Tara Rozum, 48, of Kansas City, Missouri, and Matthew Bonn, 28, of Helenwood, Tennessee were involved in a two vehicle crash June 19th, 2010 on westbound Interstate 70 at the 168 mile marker in Montgomery county. According to the report of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F, McCarter, driving a 2009 Ford Escape, was stopped in the driving lane of I70 to look at a previous wreck in the median and was instructed to pull off the side of the road. McCarter then pulled out in front of Bonn, driving a 1992 Ford F250 with a horse trailer, causing Bonn to strike the back of McCarters' vehicle. McCarter then spun out and hit Rozum, a pedestrian looking at the previous crash.
McCarter was taken to University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri for treatment of her injuries. Rozum was flown to University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri for treatment of her injuries. Bonn sustained minor injuries, but refused treatment at the scene.
According to the Missouri 2008 Traffic Safety Compendium published by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Statistical Analysis Center, 1,152 people sustained personal injury in a crash that involved a pedestrian in the state of Missouri.
Two area accidents occured this week, resulting in serious injuries to the lawnmower operators involved.
Last Sunday evening, Richard Cobb was struck while driving his lawnmower down a city street in Mexico, Missouri. An unknown, dark-colored SUV struck Cobb and fled the scene of the accident. Cobb sustained serious injuries in the crash and was taken to a Columbia hospital where he passed away on Wednesday night. Police are still working on identifying the SUV that caused the crash. They suspect that a local attorney, Jim Clampett, may be the owner of the SUV in question but it is not known if he was the driver at the time of the crash. For more information, you can read about it on the ABC17 news site.
In a seperate incident, the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop B reports that Howard Hartung, an 84 year old Macon man, was mowing alongside Route K near Tenmile, Missouri when he pulled into the path of an oncoming vehicle driven by Tina Miles. Hartung sustained serious injuries and was airlifted to a Columbia hospital.
Douglas Anderson, 20, of Gravois Mills, Missouri, Jerry Worley, 67, of Laurie, Missouri, and Penny Worley, 65, of Laurie, Missouri were involved in a two vehicle crash today on Chelsea Road 1.5 miles west of Missouri 5 in Camden county. According to the report of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F, Anderson, driving a 1991 Ford, crossed the center line of the road and struck a 2002 Ford driven by Jerry Worley head on. Both vehicles then came to rest on opposite sides of the road.
Anderson was taken by ambulance to Lake Regional Hospital and later flown to the University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia, Missouri for treatment of his injuries. Penny Worley was taken by ambulance to Lake Regional Hospital for treatment of her injuries.
According to the Missouri 2008 Traffic Safety Compendium published by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Statistical Analysis Center, 15,501 people were injured in a crash involving a driver under the age of 21 in the state of Missouri.
Chris Faiella of the Moberly law firm, Tatlow, Gump, Faiella and Wheelan, LLC, recently reached a $3.125 million dollar settlement for his client's leg injuries. Faiella's client suffered severe permanent injuries to both legs, including an above-the-knee amputation of the left leg, after being pinned between two vehicles in November 2008. The case recently settled for $3.125 million dollars.
The accident occurred when the defendant mistakenly stepped on the gas instead of the brake, pinning the plaintiff between the bumpers of two vehicles. The client's left leg was crushed and his popliteal artery was compromised. The artery supplies blood to the knee joint and muscles in the thigh and calf. Complications developed, including compartment syndrome, an infection and eventual necrosis of the lower leg. The client underwent several procedures and surgeries in an attempt to save his left leg, but none were successful and he ultimately required an above-the-knee amputation.
The client also suffered a fracture of his right leg and he has post-traumatic arthritis in his knee. Since his injury, he also experienced acute renal failure, delirium and respiratory insufficiency as a result of the crash and developed pressure sores during his hospitalization. He now suffers from depression, anxiety and post-traumatic stress disorder.
The client's injuries rendered him unable to work. His damages included approximately $66,000 for economic damages, $367,657 in medical bills and $734,454 for future life care costs.
Monty Barlow, 37, of Gravois Mills, Missouri, Brandon May, 16, of Gravois Mills, Missouri, and Raymond Shaw, 39, of Versailles, Missouri were involved in a two vehicle crash June 3rd, 2010 on MO 5 1/2 mile north of Route P in Morgan county. According to the report of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F, Shaw was driving a 1995 Chevy when he stopped to make a left turn. A 2002 Chevy driven by Barlow failed to stop and hit Shaw's vehicle in the rear.
Barlow, May, and Shaw were all three taken by EMS to Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach, Missouri for treatment of their injuries.
According to the report of the Missouri 2008 Traffic Safety Compendium published by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Statistical Analysis Center, one person is injured in a Missouri car crash every 9.5 minutes.
Anderson Harden, 56, of Qulin, Missouri, Joe Hutinger, 51 of Holts Summit, Missouri, and Vester Osbourne, 42, of Cape Girardeau, Missouri were involved in a three vehicle crash June 6th, 2010 on US 63 at Old Vienna Road in Osage county. According to the report of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F, Hutinger, driving a 2006 GMC, was making a left turn and Harden, riding a 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle failed to stop. He hit the back of Hutingers' vehicle and was ejected from the motorcycle. Osbourne was riding a 2007 Harley Davidson motorcycle and swerved avoid the collision, but his attempt failed and he hit both Hardens' motorcycle and Hutingers' vehicle.
Harden was pronounced dead at the scene by the Osage County Coroner. The other two men received no injuries.
According to the report of the Missouri 2008 Traffic Safety Compendium published by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Statistical Analysis Center, 24.9% of crashes involving a motorcycle resulted in injuries or death.
Robert Jackson, 71, of Center, Missouri and Shane Clarkson, 10, of New London, Missouri were involved in a two vehicle crash June 6th, 2010 on West Street in New London. According to the report of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A, Clarkson, riding a 2003 Honda motorcycle, was attempting to cross the street when Jackson, driving a 2010 Kia pulled in front of him, causing Clarkson to be ejected from the motorcycle.
Clarkson was taken to Hannibal Regional Hospital for treatment of his injuries. The Missouri State Highway Patrol was assisted by the Ralls County Sheriffs Department, Ralls County Ambulance, and the New London Police Department.
According to the report of the Missouri 2008 Traffic Safety Compendium published by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Statistical Analysis Center, one person was killed or injured in a motorcycle crash every 3.7 hours in the State of Missouri.
Kevin Lewis, 21, of Lees Summit, Missouri, and Virgil Moffett, 40, of Overland Park, Kansas were involved in a two vehicle crash June 5th, 2010 on eastbound Interstate 70 at Route Z in Cooper county. According to the report of the Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F, Lewis, riding a 1997 Suzuki motorcycle was attempting to merge onto eastbound Interstate 70 from the shoulder but failed to yield for Moffett, driving a 1998 Pontiac. This caused Moffett to strike Lewis' motorcycle in the rear.
Lewis was taken by EMS to Cooper County Memorial Hospital in Boonville, Missouri for treatment of his injuries.
According to the report of the Missouri 2008 Traffic Safety Compendium published by the Missouri State Highway Patrol Statistical Analysis Center, 12.9% of 21-25 year olds involved in motorcycle crashes sustained injuries.
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Jul 21, 10 04:03 PM Fatal Head On Crash in Morgan County Carolyn Flynn, 38, of Gravois Mills, MO was pronounced dead at the scene of a...
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Jul 14, 10 01:53 PM Cole County Crash Claims Two Lives Charles Dyson Jr., 36 and Kevin Matheson, 30, both of Jefferson City, MO were pronounced...
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Jun 23, 10 11:54 AM Two Injured in Morgan County Crash Franklin Branson, 48, of Versailles, Missouri, and Terry Stafford, 54, of Versailles, Missouri were injured...
