Three persons suffered injuries in a rollover traffic crash in Johnson County on Tuesday.
According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred as an eastbound vehicle, driven by 19-year-old Aaron Fitterling, of Warrensburg, traveled off the right side of the roadway, began skidding and skidded off the left side of the roadway, struck a ditch and overturned.
While the driver suffered minor injuries, passengers in the vehicle– 27-year-old Kevin Payne, of Warrensburg, and 27-year-old Lacy Fristoe, of Olathe, Kansas, each sustained moderate injuries. They were transported to Centerpoint Hospital in Independence for treatment.
The crash happened at about 11:20 p.m. on U.S. Highway 50, one-tenth of a mile west of County Road Northwest 550.