Eureka Driver's Car Totaled at I-44 and MO Route 141
A Eureka man was taken to the hospital after a two-vehicle accident early Sunday morning.
Two motorists were heading westbound on Interstate 44, west of Missouri Route 141, when one driver's car hit the back of the other at 1:20 a.m. Sunday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report. Eureka resident William Cooper, 51, was traveling at a high rate of speed, according to authorities, when his 2011 Nissan Altima hit the back of the 2007 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Dennis Barnes, a 42-year-old resident of Catoosa, OK. Both vehicles exited I-44 to the left. Cooper's car went under the median cables and came to rest facing eastbound in the westbound lanes of the interstate, stated Trooper A.J. Michels. Click here to sign up for the free Eureka-Wildwood Patch morning newsletter. Cooper was taken to Mercy Medical Center by…
Rebecca Flynn
8:42 am on Monday, October 1, 2012
Thank you so much Julie! I really hope they see that post. Everything really does happen for a reason. more ›