Woman and Three Young Children Seriously Injured in Laclede County

An accident in Laclede County sent one woman, and three young children, to the hospital with serious injuries on August 30.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 26-year-old Cayenne Neal was driving a 2000 Pontiac Grand Am on Highway 64 west of Lebanon around 2:30 p.m. when she lost control of the vehicle on wet pavement. The vehicle left the roadway, struck a tree, struck an embankment, and overturned.

Neal and three passengers - 8-year-old Jjarome Banks, 4-year-old Antonio Harry, and 2-year-old Kyan Harry - were taken by Mercy Ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Lebanon for treatment. None of the occupants of the vehicle were wearing safety devices, according to an online crash report. The vehicle was totaled and towed from the scene.