Two Injured in Sunday Afternoon Accident Near Sheridan

SHERIDAN, MO – A pickup was totaled, and two Maryville residents were injured, one seriously, following an accident just east of Sheridan.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 52 year old Bertsel Tate of Maryville was operated a pickup and towing another unit on Missouri Highway 246, 1 mile east of Sheridan. The towed unit began to fishtail, and the pickup went off the side of the roadway. The pickup eventually returned to the roadway, began to rotate, and caused the towed unit to detach. The pickup eventually struck a ditch and overturned on its top.

The driver received moderate injuries from the accident. 49 year old Stephanie Tate of Maryville was seriously injured and flown to Mosaic Hospital in St Joseph.

The accident took place just before 3pm Sunday.  The Worth County Sheriff’s Department assisted the Highway Patrol.