CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. — Eleven people were hospitalized after a two-car crash on Friday afternoon in Linn Creek, and authorities say only two of the eleven were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the collision occurred when 30-year-old Zachary Puckett, of Eugene, Mo. was driving a 2000 Chevrolet Tracker at the intersection of Willow Creek Road/Business 54. There were at least seven people in the four-passenger vehicle, according to the Patrol’s report.

Puckett reportedly failed to yield to a westbound Kia Sorento, driven by 18-year-old Paige Norman, of Camdenton. The ensuing collision totaled both vehicles and injured 11 people.

The Patrol reported the following injuries:

In the Chevrolet:

  • 16-year-old Hunter Klein from Camdenton sustained minor injuries
  • 36-year-old Maria Klein from Eldon sustained serious injuries
  • A 15-year-old male from Camdenton sustained minor injuries
  • A 7-year-old male from Osage Beach sustained moderate injuries
  • 30-year-old Zachary Puckett from Osage Beach sustained serious injuries
  • A 4-year-old male from Eugene sustained serious injuries
  • 16-year-old Enrique Santiago from Osage Beach sustained minor injuries

In the Kia:

  • 19-year-old Taylor Hammond from Camdenton sustained moderate injuries
  • 21-year-old Tyler Hammond from Camdenton sustained minor injuries
  • 18-year-old Paige Normal from Camdenton sustained minor injuries
  • 20-year-old Dylan Osborn from Camdenton sustained minor injuries

The Patrol says only the 15-year-old male and Maria Klein were wearing seat belts at the time of the crash.

All of the injured individuals were taken by Mercy EMS to Lake Regional Hospital, except the 4-year-old male, who was taken by Mid Mo EMS to Mercy Hospital in Springfield.


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