Woman seriously injured
A Harrisonville woman sustained serious injuries in a two-vehicle accident at 11:56 a.m. Saturday in Benton County.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Tina M. Hillman, 42, was driving south on state Route 7 at state Route PP when she over-corrected and her vehicle crossed the center of the road, where it traveled off the left side of the road. Christopher R. Marsh, 45, of Linn Creek, was driving north and swerved to avoid Hillman’s vehicle, causing his vehicle to travel off the right side of the road.
Hillman was taken by Life Flight to Mercy Hospital in Springfield for her injuries.
Reports indicate Hillman was wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident, but Marsh was not.
Belton man injured in Johnson
A Belton man sustained moderate injuries in a single-vehicle accident at 4:41 p.m. Saturday in Johnson County.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, George L. Lowe, 83, was driving a motorcycle south on state Route T at Southwest 800 Road, when he failed to negotiate a curve. His vehicle then overturned and left the roadway.
Lowe, who was wearing a helmet, was taken to Research Medical Center in Kansas City for his injuries.
Man hurt in Saline County crash
A Denver, Pennsylvania, man sustained moderate injuries in a single-vehicle accident at 8:10 p.m. Saturday in Saline County.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Michael Felter, 64, was driving a semi-truck west on Interstate 70 at the 62 mile marker when his vehicle traveled off the right side of the road, striking the guardrail. Felter over-corrected and his vehicle overturned.
Felter, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken by Sweet Springs Ambulance District to Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence for his injuries.
Four injured in Warrensburg crash
Four people sustained minor injuries in a two-vehicle accident at 9:40 p.m. Saturday in Johnson County.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Shakoda R. Whitworth, 16, of Warrensburg, was driving south on Business 13 when Zachary M. Mast, 35, of Kansas City, Kansas, driving west on Hawthorne Boulevard, pulled into the path of Whitworth’s vehicle. Both vehicles traveled off the west side of the road.
Whitworth and two passengers in her vehicle, Christine N. Case, 18, of Centerview, and Sammi K. O’Rourke, 17, of Warrensburg, were all taken by Johnson County Ambulance District to Western Missouri Medical Center in Warrensburg for their injuries. Mast was also taken by JCAD to WMMC.
Reports indicate all four people were wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.
Woman seriously injured in Morgan
A Gravois Mills woman sustained serious injuries in a single-vehicle accident at 3:43 a.m. Sunday in Morgan County.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Jared P. Wright, 20, of Stover, was driving south on state Route T, about 100 feet south of Campbell Drive, when his passenger, Sequoia Tores, 19, climbed onto the roof. Tores fell off the roof and onto the road, while the vehicle traveled off the right side of the road and struck a ditch.
Tores was taken by Staff for Life to University Hospital in Columbia for her injuries.
Reports indicate Wright was not wearing a seat belt.
Information is taken from preliminary Missouri State Highway Patrol and Sedalia Police Department reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved.
