Stoddard County, Missouri – July 25, 2011
A two-vehicle collision on Missouri Route 25 sent an Essex man to the hospital Monday afternoon.
According to the Bloomfield Police Department and the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Junior H. Surphace, 60, drove a 1997 Isuzu north on Missouri Route 25. Mr. Surphace attempted to make a left turn into a private drive about 3:45 p.m. He was hit by a 2011 Nissan driven by 56-year-old Bloomfield resident Stephen R. Underwood traveling north.
The collision forced the Isuzu to roll.
Mr. Surphace was taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau for treatment of his moderate injuries. Mr. Underwood was not injured.
The exact location of this accident has not been released.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, drivers over 55 were involved in 10,457 personal injury accidents in 2009. A total of 15,616 people were injured in those crashes.
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