Two people injured in Washington County accident

MINERAL POINT, MO – Two people were injured in a rear-end collision on westbound Highway 8 on Sunday night.

Gerald T. Grubbs, 57, was slowing down on westbound Highway 8 to turn left onto Airport Road when Evan J. Knox, 18, failed to slow and rear-ended Grubbs’ 2017 Ford Escape, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident happened around 9:48 p.m.

Grubbs and a passenger in his vehicle, 58-year-old Jonna F. Grubbs, were transported to Washington County Medical Hospital for minor injuries. They are both from Mineral Point.

Knox, of Irondale, was not injured.

All three people were wearing seat belts.

The Ford and Knox’s 2016 Chevrolet Cruze sustained extensive damages in the crash.

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