Motorcycle-Pickup Crash Injures Two

(EWING)-A motorcyclist and his passenger are recovering from moderate injuries after a collision with a pickup truck on Missouri 6 just west of Ewing at 1:15 Sunday afternoon. The Missouri Highway Patrol says a pickup truck driven by 17 year old Lonnie Benner of Monticello had slowed to make a left turn when a motorcycle driven by 19 year old Skylar King of Lewistown collided with the pickup as King attempted to pass in a no passing zone. King was taken by ambulance to Blessing Hospital in Quincy for treatment of moderate injuries. A passenger on the motorcycle—17 year old Shelbi Nelson of Lewistown was flown by air evac to Blessing with moderate injuries.