CARTHAGE, Mo. — Three Carthage residents were injured in a two-vehicle collision 4:40 p.m. Saturday on County Road 118 one mile east of Carthage.
According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2001 Chevrolet Monte Carlo driven by a 17-year-old Carthage boy failed to negotiate a curve, began skidding and a struck a guardrail.
The vehicle then crossed the center of the roadway and struck a 2007 Nissan Exterra driven by Jacquelyn R. Dawson, 69, Carthage.
Dawson was treated for minor injuries at Mercy Joplin.
The 17-year-old and a passenger in the Dawson vehicle, Ronnie E. Dawson, 61, Carthage, were treated for minor injuries at Mercy Carthage.
Originally appeared on Inside Joplin
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