Eight people hurt, four with serious injuries, in five-vehicle accident on I-44

Eight people were injured in a five-vehicle accident 6:51 a.m. today on eastbound I-44, three miles west of Springfield.

According to the Highway Patrol report, four vehicles were slowed for a crash ahead of them when a 2019 Ford F-350 driven by Shawn W. Hamilton, 52, Republic, struck the rear of a 2016 Toyota Camry driven by William M. Davis, 48, Monett, forcing it off the road.

The Hamilton vehicle then hit a 2000 Chevrolet 2500 van driven by Dalton A. Smith, 28, Joplin, causing it to hit a 2015 Ford F-250 driven by Jarad L. Allison, 37, Joplin, and a 2009 Ford F-350 driven by Alec K. Alexander, 37, Springfield. The Hamilton vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a fence.







Hamilton, Smith, and two passengers in Smith's vehicle, Troy A. Foubester, 36, Springfield, and Justin T. Randolph, 23, Nixa, were treated for serious injuries at Cox South Hospital, Springfield.

Another passenger in the Smith vehicle, Harvey L. Newburn, 37, Marshfield, was treated for moderate injuries at Cox South.

Davis, Alexander and a passenger in Alexander's vehicle, Gui Shannon, 52, Springfield, were treated for minor injuries at Cox South.