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<h2 style="font-size: 200%;">FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE</h2>
<p style="font-size: 120%; margin-top: -5px; font-weight:bold;">November 1, 2017</p>
<p style="float:right; font-weight:bold; margin-bottom: 75px; font-size: 120%; text-align:right;">CONTACT: Officer Nathan Turner
<br />Major Crash Investigator
<br />(573) 874-7652
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<br />Bryana Larimer
<br />Public Information Officer
<br />(573) 817-5049
<br />Bryana.Larimer@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 westbound</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>2017206821</p>
<p><strong>DATE & TIME OCCURRED: 11/01/17 @ 11:10 a.m.</strong> </p>
<p><strong>ACCIDENT LOCATION: 123.4 I-70 WB</strong> </p>
<p> <br /><strong>OCCUPANT 1: Johnny Spain</strong></p>
<p><strong> Columbia, MO</strong></p>
<p><strong> Age: 36</strong></p>
<p><strong> Injured: Serious/Life Threatening</strong></p>
<p><strong> Seatbelt use: No</strong></p>
<p><strong> Alcohol/drug use: Suspected</strong></p>
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<p><strong>OCCUPANT 2: Monica King</strong></p>
<p><strong> Columbia, MO</strong></p>
<p><strong> Age: 38</strong></p>
<p><strong> Injured: Serious/Life Threatening</strong></p>
<p><strong> Seatbelt use: No</strong></p>
<p><strong> Alcohol/drug use: Suspected</strong></p>
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<p><strong>INCIDENT DETAILS:</strong></p>
<p><strong>Vehicle 1 was traveling westbound on I-70 near the 123.4 mile marker in the inside lane at a high rate of speed. Vehicle 1 attempted to switch lanes to the outside lane at a high rate of speed. Driver 1 then lost control of the vehicle and ran off the roadway to the right. Vehicle 1 then went down into a culvert. Upon doing this, vehicle 1 began to roll. When vehicle 1 began rolling both occupants were ejected out of the vehicle. Both occupants were transported to a local hospital with serious/life threatening injuries. </strong></p>
<p><strong>At the time of this release, it is unknown which occupant was the driver and which was the passenger. The investigation is on-going.</strong></p></div>
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