Weekend accident injures four when vehicle overturns

KENNETT, Mo. -- Four Kennett residents were injured Sunday, three seriously, when an SUV overturned on Dunklin County Road 431 just east of town.

The crash happened about 2:30 p.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that 15-year-old Domanik Breedlove lost control of the vehicle, a 1998 Ford Explorer, which overturned, ejecting him and three passengers: Jesus Diaz, 10, Leandre Mitchell, 13, and Marcus Stratman, 31.

No one was wearing seat belts, according to a highway patrol accident report.

Diaz and Mitchell were airlifted to Lebonheur Children's Hospital in Memphis, Tennessee, and were listed in serious condition. Diaz was transported by Survival Flight, while Mitchell was transported by Air Evac. Breedlove and Stratman were taken by ambulance to Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett.

Breedlove was listed in serious condition, and Stratman suffered minor injuries.

Pertinent address:

Kennett, Mo.