Lincoln County, Missouri crash seriously injures two drivers
Two Missouri drivers were hospitalized Monday night after their cars collided on Missouri Route U, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Kimberlee Harper, 38, of Moscow Mills, was traveling west in a 2008 Ford Focus when she failed to negotiate a curve and lost control of her vehicle. Gregory Taylor, 35, of Troy, was traveling eastbound in a 1999 GMC Sonoma pickup when Harper crossed the center line. The front of the pickup struck the driver’s side of the Harper’s vehicle.
Harper was taken by helicopter to St. John’s Mercy Hospital with serious injuries. Taylor was taken to St. Joseph’s Hospital with moderate injuries.
The investigating officer did not indicate that a citation was issued to either driver.
Both drivers were wearing a seatbelt.
Side impact accidents like these can be very serious, especially when one vehicle is larger than the other. The bumper of a larger pickup or tractor trailer can often enter the cabin of a smaller passenger car and strike the head or body of the people inside.
