One person seriously injured in Daviess County crash
News-Press NOW
DAVIESS COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) — One adult and one child were injured in an ATV crash Sunday in Daviess County.
The crash included a 69-year-old woman and a 6-year-old boy and occurred as a 2005 Honda Rubicon was stopped on private property around 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, Sept. 14, on 314th Street, just 1 mile west of Jamesport, Missouri.
The child hit the accelerator, causing the driver to overcorrect and the vehicle to overturn, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
Both the driver and the occupant were ejected, and the vehicle came to a rest on its right side facing west.
Neither occupant was wearing a seatbelt, and both were transported to Wright Memorial Hospital. The 6-year-old was transported by private vehicle and the 69-year-old was transported by Daviess County Ambulance.