Three Area Residents Injured in Two Traffic Crashes

Three area residents sustain serious injuries in two separate traffic crashes Saturday morning in the Lakes Region.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the first crash occurred around 1:00 am on Route V in Stone County when a Jeep driven by 47-year-old Roy Hopkins of Galena ran off the roadway striking a culvert and overturning. Hopkins was taken to Cox South Hospital in Springfield for treatment of his injuries. 

Meanwhile the Patrol reports that a wet roadway played a role in a two-vehicle crash in Southern Taney County that injured two people from Northern Arkansas. The accident occurred around 7:00 am on Highway 86 west of Ridgedale when 35-year-old Patricia Morris of Berryville lost control of her pick-up truck and hit another pick-up head-on. Morris and a passenger in her truck, 34-year-old Robert Brothers of Harrison, were both taken to Cox South for treatment of their injuries. A passenger in the other pick-up escaped with only minor injuries.