Five Injured in I-70 Wrong-way Crash

Five people were injured in a wrong-way crash that occurred early Wednesday morning in Boone County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a 2013 Nissan Murano, driven by a 20-year-old man from Grandview was traveling west in the eastbound lanes of I-70, just east of the 115.8 mile marker around 3:15 a.m., when the Nissan struck an eastbound 2012 Toyota Camry and an eastbound 2019 Acura RDX.

Injured were the driver of the Nissan and two passengers (a 25-year-old man from Grandview with serious injuries and a 28-year-old man (unknown location) with moderate injuries, and the driver of the Toyota, a 27-year-old man from San Diego, Calif., and his passenger, a 21-year-old female from Fort Benning, Ga., both with minor injuries.

All of the injured were transported to MU University Hospital in Columbia.

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The Acura had extensive damage, while the Camry and Murano were totaled. All three vehicles were towed.

20-year-old Jordan A. Bell-Shields was arrested and charged with driving while intoxicated, no seat belt, no insurance, and careless and imprudent driving involving a crash.