JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO – Two people sustained minor injuries in a head-on collision at the intersection of Missouri Highway Y and Sunset Drive on Saturday morning.
According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, 57-year-old Lindol Evans was traveling southbound in a 2019 Dodge Challenger and attempted to avoid a vehicle turning left in a southbound lane. He struck a 2001 Dodge Dakota head-on.
Evans and the Dakota driver, 39-year-old Shane Portell, were both transported to Mercy Hospital South for their injuries. Police report each driver was wearing their seat belt.
Both vehicles were totaled in the crash.
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