SALINE COUNTY, MO – A head-on crash in Saline County on Thursday evening sent both drivers to the hospital, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said in its accident log.
The incident happened at 5:55 p.m. in the vicinity of the railroad tracks at Missouri 127 south of E. 2nd Street.
The MSHP’s investigation determined that the driver of a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier was heading northbound and crossed the center line of the roadway. The Cavalier collided head-on with a southbound 2020 Ford Edge.
The driver of the Cavalier, 34-year-old Jacob D. Evans of Bates City, Missouri, was flown to Centerpoint Medical Center. The driver of the Edge, 64-year-old Julia A. Malter of Malta Bend, Missouri, was airlifted to University of Missouri Hospital. Both drivers suffered moderate injuries.
Malter was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash, while Evans was not. Both vehicles were totaled and towed away from the scene.
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