October 27, 2011

A Dexter man sustained moderate injuries Wednesday afternoon in a wreck just east of the Stoddard County line in New Madrid County. According to the Highway Patrol, Thomas G. Holston, 61, was eastbound on Highway US 60 at Morehouse when a southbound vehicle driv-en by James L. Holt, 61, of Bell City, failed to yield as he attempted to cross Hwy. 60...

A Dexter man sustained moderate injuries Wednesday afternoon in a wreck just east of the Stoddard County line in New Madrid County.

According to the Highway Patrol, Thomas G. Holston, 61, was eastbound on Highway US 60 at Morehouse when a southbound vehicle driv-en by James L. Holt, 61, of Bell City, failed to yield as he attempted to cross Hwy. 60.

Holt was uninjured in the crash. Holston was transported by ambulance to Missouri Delta Hospital in Sikeston for treatment.

The wreck occurred at 3:36 p.m. According to the patrol, both drivers were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the accident.

The Holston vehicle, a 1999 Ford van, was a total loss.

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