Seven Injured in Northeast Missouri Holiday Weekend Crashes

A total of seven were injured in five separate traffic crashes in northeast Missouri over the Fourth of July weekend.

A Bowling Green man suffered moderate injuries in a single vehicle crash on Highway NN in Pike County at 5:45 a.m. Saturday.

The Highway Patrol reports 23-year-old Ryan Runser was southbound when his truck ran off the road, struck a driveway culvert and came to rest in a ditch.

Runser was taken to Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana for treatment.

A Kahoka woman suffers serious injuries in an ATV crash on private property north of Kahoka at 7 p.m. Sunday.

The Highway Patrol reports an ATV operated by 25-year-old Jacob Smith of Farmington, Iowa was westbound climbing a hill when his passenger, 19-year-old Jaden Wendt of Kahoka, was ejected from the vehicle.

Wendt was taken to Scotland County Hospital in Memphis and then transferred to University Hospital in Columbia for treatment.

A teenager from Loraine suffers moderate injuries in a single vehicle crash on E2300 in Adams County at 11:45 a.m. Sunday.

The Adams County Sheriff’s Office reports 16-year-old Kortney Huggins was southbound when her truck crossed the road, rolled over and came to rest on its top.

Huggins was taken to Blessing Hospital in Quincy for treatment.

A New London man suffers minor injuries in an ATV crash on Brookside Trail northwest of New London at 11:30 p.m. Saturday.

The Highway Patrol reports 23-year-old Cody Rickey was northbound on a private drive and swerved to avoid a deer. Rickey’s ATV overturned and came to rest on its side.

Rickey was taken to Hannibal Regional Hospital for treatment.

Three Hannibal teens are hurt in a one car crash on Silvers Lane south of Hannibal at 9:20 p.m. Sunday.

The Highway Patrol reports 17 year old Haley Gottman was westbound and lost control of her car. The car ran off the road and struck two fences and a utility pole.

Gottman and one passenger, 17-year-old Travis Majors, suffered moderate injuries. A second passenger, 19-year-old Shawn White, suffered minor injuries. All three were taken to Hannibal Regional Hospital for treatment.