Traffic Crash Caused by Possible Distracted Driver

Thursday, August 31, 2023 at 7:19 AM

By Scott McCaulley @smcckc

A traffic crash possibly caused by distracted driving occurs near Reeds Spring Wednesday morning.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 7:50 am when a vehicle hit another vehicle stopped for a red light at Highways 13 and 76 which led that vehicle to hit another. The driver of the first vehicle, 30-year-old Joshua Fry of Highlandville told officers he was on his cellphone when the crash happened.

One person in one of the other vehicles sustained minor injuries that were treated at Cox Medical Center in Branson.

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