Wednesday July 7, 2021
TWO JUVENILES INJURED, DRIVER TAKEN INTO CUSTODY, FOLLOWING STODDARD COUNTY WRECK
An area man has been taken into custody following a wreck which left two juveniles injured.
Officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol tell KWOC News that 19 year old Joshua Phillips, of Dexter, was driving on a Stoddard County road shortly before 3 am Tuesday morning when his vehicle failed to negotiate a curve and struck a fence and ditch.
Two juvenile passengers in the vehicle were ejected and both suffered serious injuries. They were transported to a Cape Girardeau hospital.
Shortly after 10 am Tuesday morning, Phillips was arrested on felony charges of leaving the scene of an accident causing physical injury and two counts of 1st degree endangering the welfare of a child. He is also facing a charge of operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner causing an accident.
Following the arrest, Phillips was held at the Stoddard County Jail.
NEW MADRID AUTHORITIES ANNOUNCE CRACK DOWN ON JUVENILES USING VEHICLES ON CITY STREETS
Authorities in New Madrid say that they have received an uptick in reports of juveniles using ATVs, UTVs, and golf carts on city streets.
According to the New Madrid Police Department, they received numerous complaints about kids on the vehicles ignoring traffic laws and nearly causing accidents.
Officials say that beginning today, if an officer stops a juvenile who is in violation of the city's ordinances on the vehicles, the matter will be turned over to the New Madrid County Juvenile Office for prosecution.
The Police Department added that kids can ride on private property or outside city limits, but it is illegal for them to drive on city streets.
ONE FLOWN FROM SCENE OF BUTLER COUNTY WRECK
A Piedmont woman was flown from the scene of a wreck Monday night in Butler County.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the wreck occurred at around 10 pm Monday at Highway 53 and Highway N.
A vehicle, driven by 27 year old Garrett McClane, of Campbell, reportedly crossed the center line and travelled into the path of another vehicle.
A passenger in McClane’s vehicle was seriously injured in the wreck and flown to an area hospital.
Two people in the second vehicle received minor injuries and were transported to a Poplar Bluff hospital.
POPLAR BLUFF MAN NAMED TO STATE BOARD
A Poplar Bluff man has been named to a state board.
Governor Mike Parson has announced that Allen Brooks, of Poplar Bluff, has been appointed to the Coordinating Board for Higher Education.
Brooks is currently the Fleet Operations Manager for McLane Livestock Transport, Inc., and previously served as a traffic engineer for the city of Montgomery, Alabama.
He also previously served as Chairman of the Three Rivers Endowment Trust.
The Coordinating Board for Higher Education is the policy making body for the Missouri Department of Higher Education.
PORTION OF POPLAR BLUFF STREET TO BE CLOSED FOR MOST OF JULY
A portion of a Poplar Bluff street will be closed for most of the rest of this month.
According to the Poplar Bluff Street Department, Vine Street will be closed beginning today starting at Westwood Boulevard and continuing for 200 feet to the east.
Officials say that crews will be replacing both lanes of the old, rough, and uneven concrete.
The road is expected to be closed for most of July.
STODDARD COUNTY ROAD TO BE CLOSED BEGINNING TODAY FOR BRIDGE REPAIR
Route Z in Stoddard County will be closed beginning today as contractor crews perform bridge repairs to Drainage Ditch #40.
According to the Missouri Department of Transportation, the section of roadway to be closed is located between County Road 791 and County Road 789.
The project is scheduled to begin today with completion anticipated by Friday, October 1st.