Mountain Grove, MO – Two men were sent to the hospital following a head-on collision Thursday afternoon. The accident occurred at 2 p.m. Sept. 2, one mile north of Dunn on Highway MM in Texas County. A 2015 Ford F150 driven by Paul Davis, 60 of Mountain Grove, crossed the centerline and struck a 1996 International 4700 Rollback Wrecker driven by Benjamin Gastineau, 82 of Seymour. Both vehicles suffered extensive damage.
Davis and Gastineau both suffered serious injuries from the crash and were taken by Mercy LifeLine to Mercy Hospital in Springfield. Davis was not wearing a safety device.
This accident was investigated by Cpl. T. Brown of Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop G.