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Purdy driver seriously injured after hit by train

January 24, 2018
Charlea Estes-Jones

            The driver of a pick up was seriously injured when he failed to yield of a train last week in Purdy. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash Report, Alonzo Barrientos, 18, of Purdy, was driving a 1995 Chevrolet pickup on Washington Avenue in Purdy when he failed to yield and crossed into the path of a train.
            Barrientos was traveling eastbound on Washington Avenue when he pulled into the path of the train around 12:55 p.m. on Friday, January 19. The report stated Barrientos sustained serious injuries in the crash and he was airlifted to Mercy Hospital in Springfield for those injuries. It is unknown if he was wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
According to the report, the intersection of the tracks and Washington is marked with a crossbuck only.
            The driver of the train, an Arkansas/Missouri Railroad SMTN Diesel/Electric locomotive, was Michael D. Richardson, 49, of Lowell, Ark. The engine only sustained minor damage while the pickup was totaled as a result of the crash.                         Richardson had no reported injuries from the incident.
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  • This Week's Issue
    • Fit For The Occasion
    • CBCO Blood Drive April 23 in Cassville
    • Missouri pauses J&J COVID-19 vaccine administration
    • Transportation Needs Input Sought
    • Vaccination rate up, COVID cases down
    • Letter to The Editor
    • Date set for Chamber Golf Tourney
    • Ozark Festival Orchestra POPS Concert Slated for April 25
    • Cassville City Council plans park improvements
    • Sickles, Dickinson and Postlewait mine gold at Reeds Spring Invitational
    • A golf update from Coach Rogers
    • Community Foundation of The Ozarks accepting grant applications
    • Washburn student chosen as NSHSS member
    • CHS theater students perform Cafe Murder
    • Education reform would provide school choice for some
    • Purdy students model “Perseverance”
    • SKITS to present “A Farce of Nature”
    • Horner Ridge Runners 4-H holds annual food drive
    • Gardening Tips
    • Fishers of Men cut the chamber ribbon
    • Annual Shell Knob Home & Business Show draws many vendors
    • March “Self-disciplined” Students of The Month
    • Moderna vaccine available in Cassville
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