BOONE COUNTY—A Manhattan woman was among two with suspected minor injuries in an accident just before 3:30p.m. Saturday in Boone County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2018 Kia Optima driven by Byron J. Redifer, 27, Kincaid, Kansas, was westbound on Interstate 70 just east of the Route J exit.
The car rear-ended a 2021 Volvo semi driven by Pebbles J. Cutler, 62, Galveston, Texas, who was stopped in traffic due to road construction.
University EMS transported two passengers in the Kia identified as Jamie N. Wineland, 24, Manhattan, and Trevor R. Tush, 26, Garnett to Boone Hospital. The drivers were not injured. Redifer and Wineland were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP.