PETTIS COUNTY, MO – Three people were injured, two seriously, in a collision in Pettis County early Saturday morning.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol’s crash report said the accident occurred on Missouri 52 west of B Highway shortly after 2 a.m.
According to state troopers, the driver of a westbound 2012 GMC truck traveled into the opposite eastbound lane and struck a 1993 Ford truck.
The driver of the Ford, 42-year-old Thomas West, and his passenger, 28-year-old Trisha Swindler, were hospitalized with serious injuries. Both are residents of Clinton, Missouri. The driver of the GMC, 21-year-old Carsen Gerke of Windsor, Missouri, sustained minor injuries and refused medical treatment. None of those involved were wearing seat belts, troopers said.
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