Two Missouri accidents result in serious injuries
Two Missouri car accidents left a number of people hospitalized with serious injuries on Monday. The first was an early morning accident involving teenagers on Highway 160 and the second was a chain reaction collision later in the afternoon on I-55.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Highway 160 accident occurred around 12:40 a.m. as John Coleman, 20, attempted to cross the highway in his 2005 Jeep. The investigating officer said he failed to yield to traffic and pulled into the path of a 2000 Pontiac, driven by Rachel Savage, 18. Savage was unable to avoid the collision and slammed into the side of Coleman's Jeep.
Savage and one of her passengers, Kylie Davolt, 17, sustained minor injuries, but another passenger, Danielle Foster, 17, wasn't so lucky. Foster's injuries were described as serious and she was rushed to Cox South Hospital for emergency treatment. Coleman was not listed on the injury report.
At around 3:30 p.m., another person was injured in a Missouri car crash when three cars collided on I-55. The three vehicles were slowing for traffic congestion when the third vehicle in line, a 2002 Oldsmobile Alero driven by Justin Ruessler, 24, rear-ended the second vehicle, a 1992 GMC Sonoma driven by Keith Donachy, 41. The impact of the collision sent Donachy's vehicle into the third car.
Donachy was taken to Perryville Memorial Hospital for treatment. He was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, according to the investigating officer.
