Head-on crash in Columbia sends two to hospital
EDITOR'S NOTE: This story has been updated to name the correct driver of a vehicle involved in the crash.
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
Two people were seriously injured in a head-on crash on Interstate 70 near the Midway exit Sunday morning.
Crews received a call about a crash shortly after 1 a.m. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports, Elizabeth A. McCarthy, 23, was driving a Prius onto the interstate. After stopping at the bottom of the ramp, McCarthy apparently drove westbound in the eastbound lanes.
A semi-truck driven by 68-year-old Howard Salickram hit the Prius. Sara McCahon, 27, was a passenger in the car. She was seriously hurt as well.
Both women were transported to University Hospital.
Boone County Joint Communications Tweeted just after 1:00 a.m. Sunday, asking drivers to avoid the area:
The truck driver was not hurt, but the semi suffered extensive damage.
ABC 17 News has contacted Columbia police and fire officials for more information about the crash.
