Van ends up on roof after Highway 74 crash

Wednesday, May 1, 2013

Traffic briefly slowed at about 4:30 p.m. on Highway 74 after the two-vehicle crash that ended with the van on its roof on the roadside near Mockingbird Lane, two miles east of Dutchtown. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's preliminary crash report, the accident happened when the van crossed the centerline and struck a pickup driven by 70-year-old Lawrence R. Gilliland of Cape Girardeau. The van's driver, 66-year-old Robert E. Jones of Cape Girardeau, was taken by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center with moderate injuries. Both men were wearing seat belts.

To continue reading
For more than 115 years, the Southeast Missourian has written the first draft of local history. We have aspired to enrich, entertain, educate and inform. Our core values have remained firm: truth, service, quality, integrity and community. Support our mission.