Five people, including three children, injured in head-on collision near Nixa

Five people were injured in a two-vehicle collision 3:32 p.m. Friday on Highway CC, a half mile east of Nixa.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2012 Chevrolet Cruze driven by Danielle B. Betts, 35, Ozark, crossed the center line into oncoming traffic and hit a 2010 Dodge Ram 1500 head on.







Two passengers in the Betts vehicle, an adult male named Jerry Blue, and a nine-year-old girl were treated for serious injuries at Cox South Hospital, Springfield.

Betts was treated for minor injuries and two other passengers, a seven-year-old boy and a nine-year-old boy for moderate injuries at Cox South.