Crash near Ponce de Leon, Mo. Injures three
Three Missourians were injured Monday afternoon in a two vehicle crash north of Branson.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a 1985 GMC Sierra, driven by Stoney Brown, 22, lost control and ran off the road. Brown over-corrected and turned back across the road into oncoming traffic where he was hit by a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by Bobby Sartin, 29.
Sartin, Brown and a passenger in the Sierra, Machelle Ocamb, 18, were all taken to Cox South Hospital in Springfield for treatment.
Once this crash is investigated further by local authorities and a personal injury attorney, fault will be assigned and damages will be paid. Whenever someone is injured by another driver's negligence, the liability insurance of the party at fault is required to pay any expenses that arise from the crash including medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and any disability costs.
