Accident Report

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A Warsaw woman suffered serious injuries in an accident on Braden Road east of East Main in Benton County on July 19 at 1:40 PM.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the crash occurred as a 2004 Dodge Caravan driven by Misty L. Cassady, 38, of Warsaw ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.
A passenger in the vehicle, Prudence A. Wilbanks, 54, of Warsaw suffered serious injuries and was transported by air ambulance to the University of Missouri Medical Center in Columbia.
Cassady refused treatment on the scene.
Tpr. D. A. Paulsen of the Missouri Highway Patrol investigated the accident.
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A Warsaw man was injured in an accident on Cole Spring Road south of Missouri Highway 7 in Benton County on July 17 at 2:15 PM.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a 2000 Lincoln Towncar driven by Edward T. Schepker, 84, of Warsaw traveled off the right side of the roadway. Schepker overcorrected causing the vehicle to travel off the left side of the roadway. The vehicle struck an embankment and overturned coming to rest on its top.
Tpr. N. K. Johnson of the Missouri Highway Patrol investigated the accident. He was assisted by the Benton County Sheriff’s Deputies and the Warsaw Fire Department.