WAYNESVILLE, MO (PULASKI COUNTY) – Three people were injured in a rear-end collision this afternoon in Pulaski County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The accident happened in the eastbound lanes of Interstate 44 near mile marker 154 at 2:15 p.m., when a 2007 Chrysler PT Cruiser collided with the back of a 2019 Ram 1500 that had slowed due to traffic.
The driver of the Ram, 55-year-old Daniel K. Pritchard, of Kenosha, Wisconsin, was taken to the hospital in Lebanon for the treatment of moderate injuries.
A passenger in the same vehicle, Kenosha woman Frances M. Garcia, 49, was taken to the hospital with serious wounds.
The driver of the Chrysler, 21-year-old Waynesville woman Brianna M. Seals, was also taken in for treatment of severe injuries.
All three victims were wearing a seatbelt at the time of the collision.
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