Four persons hurt in Perry County traffic crash

JEFFERSON CITY — Four persons were hurt in a traffic crash Tuesday morning at the junction of Highway 61 and Route M in Perry County.

 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports two persons had moderate injuries: 32-year-old Christopher O. Bird of Wauconda, Illinois was taken to an unknown hospital by a Perry County ambulance and 39-year-old Deza Rumbold was taken to Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville by a Perry County ambulance.

 

Two other persons, an eight-year-old girl and a 10-year-old boy had minor injuries and were taken to Perry County Memorial Hospital in Perryville by a Perry County ambulance.

 

The highway patrol says the crash happened when a 2007 Honda CRV driven east on Route M by Bird failed to stop at a stop sign at Highway 61 and pulled into the path of a 2015 Dodge Journey driven by Rumbold and was struck by the Journey.

 

The crash happened about 11:10 a.m.

 

The patrol says everyone was buckled up.