Four hurt in weekend accidents

Three Scott County men were injured in a one-vehicle accident Saturday and a Mississippi County man was injured in separate accident Sunday. Both were investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

Allen Basinger, 21, of Sikeston was driving southbound on Scott County Road 333 when he failed to negotiate a curve in the road. The accident happened at 8:55 p.m. northeast of Benton.

Basinger was wearing a seat belt, according to the patrol report.

Two passengers, Michael McKnight, 21, of Benton, and Michael Meeks, 21, of Sikeston, were injured. Neither was wearing seat belts, according to the patrol.

All three men were taken by ambulance to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau for moderate injuries.

A Mississippi County man was injured in an early morning accident Sunday when his vehicle ran off the road and struck a tree. The accident happened at 12:45 a.m. Sunday on U.S. 62 west of Charleston.

Fonte Nixon, 27, of Charleston, Mo., was injured and taken to Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston for treatment.

He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the patrol report.

A summons was pending, the patrol said.