Woman, children injured in hay bale crash
Tue, 08/20/2024 - 1:26pm
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By:
Nate Hudson, staff writer
A woman and two children were injured after their vehicle was struck by a hay bale on Thursday. The crash occurred at 1:48 pm on MO 14, ten miles west of West Plains, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's online traffic crash reports.
A westbound 2014 Chevy Cruze driven by Kaela Wheat, age 28, of Willow Springs, was struck by a round hay bale that fell off a trailer being towed by an eastbound Ford F250 driven by Tanner Hoover, age 25, of West Plains. The crash totaled the Cruze and injured Wheat and her two minor male passengers, age 3 and 10. Wheat and the 10-year-old juvenile were not wearing safety devices at the time of the crash. The three people in the Cruze received minor injuries and were transported by ambulance to Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains for treatment.
Neither Hoover nor his vehicle were injured in the crash.