JOPLIN, Mo. — Just after 1 p.m. two tractor trailers collide on I-44, one is a cattle hauler, alerting Joplin E-911. The crash is under the E 32nd overpass of
Cpl. C. Clark of Missouri State Highway Patrol states Paul Haney, 24, failed to negotiate a curve. His Yamaha motorcycle, "began skidding, traveled off the right side of the road, and struck a mailbox."
Webb City woman and Joplin man injured after vehicle strikes multiple objects
Staff Report
A Webb City woman and a Joplin man were injured Thursday afternoon after their vehicle collided with multiple objects just south of Joplin.
Nathan Wheeler, 40, was driving north in a 2008 Ford F250 on Reinmiller Road, just eight miles south of Joplin, when he traveled off the roadway and struck a pair of trees and a fence. Wheeler had minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Freeman West Hospital in Joplin. A 34-year-old passenger, Sarra Wheeler of Webb City, had moderate injuries and was also taken to Freeman West Hospital, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. The report states both were wearing safety devices at the time of the accident.