Livingston County crash seriously injures Missouri woman
Garnett Churan, 33, was seriously injured Wednesday when her 1997 Oldsmobile was hit from the side by a pickup just south of Avalon, Missouri.
Lee Hines, 31, the driver of the pickup, failed to yield at an intersection on County Road 361, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. Hines’ truck crashed into the passenger side of Churan’s car and sent both vehicles off the roadway.
Churan was flown to North Kansas City Hospital for treatment. Hines suffered minor injuries and refused treatment at the scene. A passenger in the pickup, Christina Kennedy-Webster, 23, was also injured and taken to Hedrick Medical Center.
Hines was issued a summons for failure to yield, invalid plate and not wearing a seat belt.
Side impact crashes like this one account for nearly 25,000 accidents each year in the state of Missouri alone. There are nearly 12,000 injuries and 250 fatalities annually associated with Missouri side impact crashes.
