Accident Report

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Two Edwards men were injured in a two-vehicle accident on Highway M at South Shore Drive in southern Benton County on July 26 at 10:38 PM.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a Ford F350 driven by Jesse W. Wininger, 78, of Edwards was backing up and was struck by a 2007 Ford Explorer Sport Trac driven by Galen L. Strickland, 73, of Edwards.

Mark E. Lee, 56, of Edwards, an occupant of the Ford F350, was taken to Bothwell Regional Health Center with minor injuries.

Wininger, 78, of Edwards was also taken to Bothwell with minor injuries.

Tpr. R. W. Rosenthal of the Missouri Highway Patrol investigated the accident.