A Purdy man was charged with felony driving while intoxicated following a head-on collision that injured three people 9:15 p.m. Thursday on MO 37, one mile south of Monett.
According to the Highway Patrol report, a 1997 GMC Yukon driven by Victor A. Salas Ochoa, 34, Purdy, crossed the center line and struck a 2001 Chevrolet Suburban driven by James W. Dean, 36, Cassville head on.
A passenger in the Dean vehicle, Brittany L. Wise, 22, Purdy, was airlifted to Mercy Hospital, Springfield, with serious injuries.
Dean sought his own treatment for moderate injuries, while another passenger in his vehicle, Cheyenne L. Engman, 20, Purdy, was treated for moderate injuries at Mercy Hospital, Cassville.
Ochoa, in addition to DWI, was charged with felony leaving the scene of a crash, failure to drive on the right half of the roadway and no driver's license.
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