Two killed, others seriously injured in weekend crashes - Daily Journal Online
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 27-year-old Potosi resident Neil R. Blankmann died as the result of a two-vehicle accident Friday in Iron County. The head-on collision reportedly happened on Highway 32 when the 2007 Ford F-150 driven by Elmer J. Winingar, 46, of Caledonia, struck a 2005 Mazda operated by Tyler J. Peterson, 29, of Potosi. Just prior to the accident Winingar was driving east on Highway 32 and apparently attempted to pass another vehicle in the eastbound lane, causing his truck to hit the westbound Mazda. Both drivers, Winingar and Peterson, received serious injuries in the crash and were flown by medical transport helicopters to Mercy Hospital in Creve Coeur. In the second fatal wreck, Karon S. Bell, 66, of Farmington, succumbed to the injuries she received as the result of a two car collision in Saturday morning. The accident happened as Bell was driving her 1997 Chevrolet Astro south on Pendleton Road at about 11 a. m. when it struck a 2012 Kia Optima driven by Eric L. Simshauser. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Simshauser’s vehicle was slowed in the eastbound lane of Raby Road at the intersection when the driver turned into the path of Bell’s Chevrolet. After the impact Bell’s car went off the road and struck a tree. Bell was pronounced dead at the scene by St. Francois County Coroner Jim Coplin. Source: dailyjournalonline.com
