Details updated.
A two-vehicle crash near Avalon Monday afternoon left a Chillicothe man with moderate injuries. State Troopers report the crash occurred at about 3:30 pm on LIV 320 at LIV 369. According to the report, 62-year-old Sherman W Shields of Hale was southbound on LIV 369 and at the uncontrolled intersection of LIV 320, his vehicle was struck at the left rear by the westbound UTV driven by 74-year-old Darwin G Nieman of Chillicothe.
Nieman was taken by ambulance to a landing zone and flown to Truman Medical Center for treatment. He was not wearing a safety belt.