Two people were seriously injured and lifeflighted Sunday evening at around 10:05 pm when a pickup struck a utility vehicle, which struck a pedestrian near Avalon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a 2007 Ford Pickup driven by Steven Wilson (33) of Chillicothe and a 2017 John Deere Gator utility vehicle driven by Charles Plummer (75) of Hale were northbound on Route JJ 1½ miles north of Avalon. The Patrol says the utility vehicle was stopped on Route JJ, while a pedestrian, Susan Bachman, was in front of the utility vehicle with a leaf blower blowing grass off the highway. The Pickup struck the utility vehicle, which struck Bachman. Both Bachman and Plummer were seriously injured and lifeflighted. Bachman was taken to Hedrick Medical Center in Chillicothe and then lifeflighted to St. Luke’s on the Plaza in Kansas City, while Plummer was taken to Hedrick Medical Center and then lifeflighted to Liberty Hospital. Wilson was not injured in the wreck.
Subsequently, Plummer passed away while being treated at Liberty Hospital. Wilson was charged with DWI (Causing the Death of Another) and DWI (Causing Serious Injury).
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