State Troopers investigated two serious injury crashes in the area Wednesday.
At about 4:45 pm in Daviess County, a head-on collision on US 69, a mile south of Pattonsburg left a driver with serious injuries and their passenger with minor injuries. State Troopers report 38-year-old Kristina A. Sandborg of Pattonsburg was southbound and was struck by a northbound vehicle, driven by 18-year-old Wyatt W. Thompson of Pattonsburg, head-on. Sandborg had serious injuries and her passenger, a 17-year-old boy, had minor injuries. They were both taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center for treatment.
At about 7:35 pm in Clinton County, Troopers responded to a single-vehicle crash that left the driver with serious injuries. The crash occured on Interstate 35 north, near Lathrop, when 23-year-old Trenton A. McElvain of Cameron was northbound and drove into the median and struck a crossover. The vehicle went airborne, struck the ground, and overturned, coming to rest on its top. McElvain was not wearing a safety belt. He was taken to Liberty Hospital for treatment of serious injuries.
