Mountain Grove, MO — A local man from Mountain Grove was badly injured just about one mile east of town on Route 60 after his suburban was in an accident with a dump truck. He was later identified as Ronald Stillwell, 70 years old, and the accident happened on March 24, 2015.
According to the police report, Stillwell’s suburban hit the dump truck from behind as it was making a turn.
They said that at about 12:30 p.m. that afternoon, both Stillwell and a dump truck driven by Curtis Crabtree were headed west along Route 60. As Crabtree began to slow down to make a right-hand turn, Stillwell’s suburban failed to brake in time and crashed into the back of the dump truck.
He was badly injured by the accident and had to be taken via helicopter to a Springfield hospital. More details will be released later. It’s not clear why Stillwell didn’t see the dump truck stopping, but it’s possible the brake lights on the truck might not have been working. However, the Missouri Highway Patrol said they’d investigate further.
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