Oct 06, 2022

Missouri man, woman injured after semi rear-ends semi's towed unit

Posted Oct 06, 2022 10:05 AM

LIVINGSTON COUNTY—Two people were injured in an accident just after 10:30p.m. Wednesday in Livingston County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2015 Kenworth semi driven by Jeffrey A. Taylor, 56, Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, was westbound on U.S. 36 three miles east of Chillicothe.

The vehicle struck the towed unit of a 1992 International semi driven by Bradley R. Hayen, 21, Chillicothe, that had stalled, lost power, stopped in the road and blocked both lanes of U.S. 36.

Chillicothe EMS transported Taylor and a passenger in the Kenworth Corinna A. Taylor, 52, Chillicothe, to Hedrick Medical Center. Hayen was not injured. Corinna Taylor was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.