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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">April 28, 2017</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 75px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Investigating Officer:
<br />Officer Nathan Turner
<br />Columbia Police, Traffic Unit
<br />573-874-7652
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<br />Officer Latisha Stroer
<br />Public Information Officer
<br />(573) 874-7448
<br />latisha.stroer@CoMo.gov</p>
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<div style="font-size: 110%; line-height:200%;"><h3 style="clear:both; margin-top: 75px; margin-bottom: 10px; font-weight: bold; font-size: 170%;">SERIOUS INJURY ACCIDENT ON I-70 EASTBOUND AT THE 124.4 MILE MARKER</h3>
<div class="content"><span style="padding-left: 50px;">(COLUMBIA, MO)</span> - <p style="display:inline;"><strong>TYPE OF INCIDENT: Serious Injury Accident</strong></p>
<p><strong>CASE: </strong>2017076266</p>
<p><strong>DATE & TIME OCCURRED: 04/28/17 @ 0755 hours</strong> </p>
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<p><strong>ACCIDENT LOCATION: 124.4 I-70 EB</strong> </p>
<p><strong>DRIVER 1: Bynum, Isabelle</strong></p>
<p><strong> Columbia,MO</strong></p>
<p><strong> Age:17</strong></p>
<p><strong> Injured: Minor</strong></p>
<p><strong> Seatbelt use:Yes</strong></p>
<p><strong> Alcohol/drug use: not suspected </strong></p>
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<p><strong>PASSENGER: Drake Barnhill</strong></p>
<p><strong> Columbia, MO</strong></p>
<p><strong> Age: 18</strong></p>
<p><strong> Injured: Minor</strong></p>
<p><strong> Seatbelt use: Yes</strong></p>
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<p><strong>PASSENGER: Taylor Fisher</strong></p>
<p><strong> Columbia, MO</strong></p>
<p><strong> Age:17</strong></p>
<p><strong> Injured: Moderate</strong></p>
<p><strong> Seatbelt use: No</strong></p>
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<p><strong>PASSENGER: Courtney Ayers</strong></p>
<p><strong> Columbia, MO </strong></p>
<p><strong> Age: 17</strong></p>
<p><strong> Injured: Life Threatening</strong></p>
<p><strong> Seatbelt use: No</strong></p>
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<p><strong>INCIDENT DETAILS:</strong></p>
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<p><strong>The crash occurred as vehicle 1 was traveling eastbound on I-70 near mile marker 124.4. While driving, driver 1 lost control of the vehicle and began fishtailing. Vehicle 1 made a complete 360 as it was running off the roadway to the right. Vehicle 1 then made impact with a guardrail. After impacting the guardrail, vehicle 1 overturned, ejecting two of the passengers. All four occupants were taken to a local hospital by ambulance, one for life threatening injuries. </strong></p>
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<p><strong> The investigation is ongoing.</strong></p>
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<div class="content"><strong>Location:</strong> <a href="https://gis.gocolumbiamo.com/CityView/?find=I-70@STADIUM" target="_blank">I-70 @ STADIUM</a></div>
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