The Reporter covers Miller, Morgan and Camden County in Central Missouri's Lake of the Ozarks and is published once per week on Wednesdays.

Published February 13, 2019

The week of one-vehicle accidents

LAKE OF THE OZARKS – Single-vehicle accidents were the norm in the lake area last week and began with a man who was injured on a motorcycle near Stoutland.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) on Sunday February 3 around 1:53 p.m., a 2007 Harley Davidson, driven by Randal Smith, 64, of Lebanon, MO, was northbound on Highway JJ three miles west of Stoutland when the vehicle left the roadway, overturned and ejected Smith.

He was transported by Mercy Lifeline to Mercy Hospital in Springfield with serious injuries. He was wearing a safety device. The motorcycle sustained minor damage.

In other lake area accidents last week:

On Monday February 4, three people were injured in another one-vehicle accident in Miller County.

At 5:00 p.m. on Route 42 east of Rock Quarry Road, a 1998 Ford Taurus, driven by a 17-year-old male, was westbound when the automobile traveled off the right side of the road, struck the ground and overturned.

The driver and a passenger, Kimberlee Stewart, 47, of Iberia, received minor injuries and refused treatment.

Another passenger, a 16-year-old female, sustained moderate injuries and was transported by ambulance to Lake Regional Hospital.

The MSHP said that Stewart was not wearing a safety device but the other two were.

The next day (Tuesday February 5) a one-vehicle accident sent a woman to the hospital with minor injuries.

According to the MSHP, a 2010 Toyota Corolla, driven by Katie Doudy, 23, of Springfield, MO, was southbound on Highway 5 just south of Highway 54 in Camden County when the vehicle struck a guardrail.

The MSHP stated that the vehicle was traveling too fast for the rainy conditions.

She was transported to Lake Regional Hospital with minor injuries. She was wearing a safety device.

Last Thursday two people were injured in an accident in Morgan County.

The MSHP said aAt 2:25 p.m. on Route W at Marvin Cutoff Road, a 1998 Ford Ranger, driven by James Lutjen, 18, of Versailles, MO, was westbound when it failed to stop at a stop sign.

The driver attempted to turn right when the vehicle began to skid and then traveled off the left side of the road and overturned coming to rest on its side in the ditch.

Lujten and a 17-year-old passenger, also from Versailles, received minor injuries and refused medical attention. Neither was wearing their safety device.

The truck was listed as totaled.

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