Accident injures two in Bollinger County

PATTON, Mo. -- The driver was seriously injured and his passenger sustained moderate injuries Sunday night in a single-vehicle accident on Highway 51, five miles north of Patton. Luke Davis, 17, of Marquand, Mo., was flown to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau with serious injuries after the 10:24 p.m. accident. His passenger, Julie Papayik, 19, of Patton, was taken to the same hospital with moderate injuries. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Davis' vehicle ran off the road, struck an embankment and overturned, ejecting the passenger.