BURLINGTON JUNCTION- One person was hospitalized after a three-vehicle crash on Tuesday evening in Nodaway County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1987 Honda driven by Rachel A. Runyan, 22, Burlington Junction, was northbound on U.S. 71 two miles southeast of Burlington Junction. The driver fell asleep and the vehicle crossed the centerline. The Honda sideswiped a 2007 Peterbilt semi and then struck a 2004 Pontiac Grand Prix head-on.
Runyan refused treatment at the scene. The driver of the Grand Prix Lindsay J. Dougherty, 23, Hopkins, was transported by private vehicle to the hospital in Maryville. The semi driver was not injured.
The MSHP reported Dougherty was not wearing a seat belt.