Two women were hurt in a four-vehicle traffic accident Friday afternoon (Nov. 2) on Hwy. west of Hwy. Z west of Festus.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that David Bochert III, 17, of Hillsboro was driving a 1998 Ford F-150 pickup east on Hwy. A at 3:40 p.m. but failed to notice that traffic was stopped ahead of him and his truck struck the rear of a 2005 Jeep Cherokee driven by Amanda Gillam, 30, of Hillsboro. The front of the Jeep was pushed into the back of a 2006 Chevrolet Equinox driven by Janet Welsh, 59, of Festus, and her vehicle in turn was pushed into the back of a 2015 Jeep Cherokee driven by Chelsea Noce, 25, of Festus.
Gillam sustained moderate injuries and was taken by Joachim-Plattin Ambulance to Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City, the report said, while Welsh had minor injuries and was taken by car to Mercy Hospital Jefferson.
Updates on their conditions were not available.
The report did not mention injuries to the other two drivers.
Bochert was not wearing a seat belt but the other drivers were, the report said. The Ford pickup, the 2005 Jeep Cherokee and the Equinox all had extensive damage; the 2015 Jeep Cherokee had minor damage.