A Nelson man suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle traffic crash in Cooper County on Wednesday.
A report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol says the crash occurred as a southbound vehicle, driven by 44-year-old Walter Young Jr., of Nelson, reportedly crossed the center line and struck a northbound vehicle, driven by 72-year-old Ronald Rickenberg, of Pleasant Hill, in the driver’s-side door.
Young reportedly was flown by Staff for Life helicopter to University Hospital in Columbia for treatment. While Rickenberg reportedly was not injured, 67-year-old Nancy Swafford, of Pleasant Hill, was transported by Cooper County E.M.S. to Cooper County Memorial Hospital in Boonville for treatment of minor injuries.
The crash happened just after 3 p.m. at the intersection of Missouri Highway 41 and Lodge Road.