Car pursued by Putnam County Sheriff’s department crashes

A car pursued by the Putnam County Sheriff’s Department overturned south of Unionville Saturday night. The driver of the car, 26-year-old Christopher Sears of Unionville, was transported to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with moderate injuries after being thrown from the vehicle. The accident happened one mile south of Unionville on private property south […]

Motorcycle Accident

Motorcycle crash injures two near Salisbury

A motorcycle accident Thursday night, July 7th, in Chariton County, injured the driver and his passenger.  The state patrol reports 47-year-old Randall Watts of Macon received serious injuries. His passenger, 46-year-old Stacey Sipe of Excello, had moderate injuries. Both were transported to University Hospital in Columbia.  The northbound motorcycle failed to negotiate a curve, ran […]

ATV accident

Mercer ATV accident results in DWI arrest

An all-terrain vehicle accident early today in Mercer injured two occupants, one of whom was arrested by the highway patrol. It happened about 12:20 Monday morning on Brant Street in Mercer. The state patrol said 26-year-old Timothy Bomgardner, with a Springfield address, received serious injuries. A passenger, 27-year-old Benjamin Stark of Mercer, received minor injuries. […]

Accident

Braymer teen hurt in Saturday crash

A Braymer resident was hurt Saturday night when the pickup truck he was driving traveled off a lettered route north of Braymer. 16-year old Alexander Rogers of Braymer was taken by private vehicle to Hedrick Medical Center at Chillicothe with moderate injuries. The accident happened nine miles north of Braymer on Route A when the […]

Life Flight Eagle Helicopter

1 life-flighted after accident in Linn County

Two Kirksville residents were hurt Thursday morning in northeastern Linn County when a car overturned off highway eleven north of New Boston. A passenger, 30-year-old Chantelle Watson, was flown by medical helicopter to University Hospital at Columbia with moderate injuries. The driver, 51-year-old Robert Pettibone, was taken to Pershing Memorial Hospital at Brookfield with moderate […]

Traffic accident

1 seriously injured in Harrison County accident

The highway patrol reports three persons were in a vehicle that left Highway 136 and overturned early today. The accident happened two miles west of Mount Moriah in Harrison County. The patrol described injuries as serious for the driver, 26 year old Robert Smith of Ridgeway. He was taken by an ambulance to the Truman […]