Troop D of the Missouri State Highway Patrol had a busy Sunday morning as Troopers work four crashes in the Lakes Region during a 12-hour period.
The first crash happened just after Midnight on Highway 13 west of Blue Eye when a 54-year-old woman from Ridgedale drove her car of the road after failing to negotiate a curve. The driver was taken to Cox Medical Center Branson for treatment of minor injuries.
The second crash occurred eight hours later on Highway 160 near Merriam Woods when two teenagers from Branson sustained serious injuries when their vehicle traveled off the road and struck a rock bluff. Both of the patients were also transported to Cox Medical Center Branson for treatment.
The final two crashes happened between late Sunday morning in Stone County.
The first crash occurred just before 11:00 on Highway 86 north of Blue Eye when a vehicle driven by a 54-year-old woman from Oak Grove started going off the road then overcorrected and crossed the center line striking a vehicle driven by a 69-year-old man from Hollister. The driver from Arkansas as well as a 73-year-old woman from Hollister who was a passenger in the other vehicle sustained serious injuries and was taken to Cox South Hospital in Springfield for treatment.
About a half hour later, the final crash occurred as an 18-year-old woman from Crane sustained serious injuries when her vehicle failed to negotiate a turn and overturned impacting a ditch on Highway A east of Hurley. That driver was taken to Mercy Hospital in Springfield for treatment of her injuries.
