Updated
A two-vehicle crash in Ray County left one driver with serious injuries Thursday morning. State Troopers report 24-year-old Chase L Ballard of Camden was taken to Research Medical Center with serious injuries. According to the updated police report, at about 9:00 am, Ballard was northbound on Highway 13 when he slid on the ice, crossing the centerline and running head-on into a vehicle driven by 18-year-old Braxton L Mellon of Polo. According to the report, Mellon’s vehicle caught fire and burned. Mellon was not injured in the crash.
