Birchtree, MO. – A one-vehicle crash that happened at roughly 1:55 yesterday has led to the serious injuries of a pair of Shannon County men.
A 2008 Chevy Trailblazer was being driven by Richard Drummond, 54 of Birchtree, when they crashed two miles West of Birchtree. Drummond was traveling Eastbound on Highway M, and had one occupant with him in the vehicle: Aaron Hardwick, 26 of Winona, MO.
Both Drummond and Hardwick received serious injuries as a result of Drummond running off the left side of the roadway, striking a fence, a tree stump, and a tree. Both men were taken by air ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Springfield for treatment.
Neither occupant were wearing their safety devices.
This accident was investigated by Trooper N.A. Frazier of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop G.
