Three people injured in Daviess County crash
DAVIESS COUNTY, Mo. (KQTV) -- Three people were injured in a crash on Interstate 35 Monday afternoon.
The crash occurred at 12:10 p.m. on Monday, Nov. 10 and included a 34-year-old male from Kansas City, Missouri, driving a 2007 Freightliner, an 81-year-old male driver with a 77-year-old female occupant in a 2005 Winnebago from Golden Valley, Minnesota.
The vehicles were southbound on I-35 when the Freightliner struck the towed unit attached to the Winnebago, causing the Winnebago to begin to skid and rotate counterclockwise.
The towed unit soon came unhooked, skidded off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree, where it came to rest facing southwest.
The Winnebago skidded off the left side of the roadway and overturned onto its passenger side in the grass median, facing North.
The Freightliner skidded off the roadway, down an embankment and struck a tree, where it came to rest facing Southwest.
The 34-year-old male driver of the Freightliner was wearing a seatbelt and suffered minor injuries. He refused treatment at the scene.
The 81-year-old male driver of the Winnebago was also wearing a seatbelt and suffered moderate injuries. He was taken by Daviess County EMS to Cameron Regional Medical Center.
The 77-year-old female occupant of the Winnebago suffered serious injuries. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, it was unknown if the woman was wearing a seatbelt. She was transported by Daviess County EMS to Liberty Hospital.
