Friday 29th March 2024

A Higginsville man was one of four persons injured in a three-vehicle traffic crash in Christian County on Sunday.
According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred as a northbound vehicle, driven by 45-year-old Selena Autery, of Nixa, reportedly failed to yield and pulled into the path of an eastbound vehicle, driven by 20-year-old Kyndall Merry, of Nixa. The Merry vehicle reportedly struck the Autery vehicle and pushed it into a westbound vehicle, driven by 34-year-old Angela Burklen, of Clever. Merry’s vehicle reportedly traveled off the south side and the other two vehicles off the north side of the roadway.
Burklen and a passenger in her vehicle, 34-year-old Johnathan Pardoe, of Higginsville, each suffered moderate injuries. Each reportedly was not wearing a seat belt. The other two drivers sustained moderate and minor injuries, respectively. All of the injured persons reportedly were transported by ambulances or private vehicles to Cox South Hospital in Springfield for treatment.
The crash happened at about 4:45 p.m. on Missouri Highway 14, one-half mile west of Nixa.