Woman Dies as a Result of Recent Three-Car Crash

Posted 11/7/19

The driver of the second vehicle in a recent chain-reaction crash in Warren County has died.According to an official with the Warrenton Fire Protection District, Deborah A. Hughes, 58, Warrenton, …

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Woman Dies as a Result of Recent Three-Car Crash

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The driver of the second vehicle in a recent chain-reaction crash in Warren County has died.According to an official with the Warrenton Fire Protection District, Deborah A. Hughes, 58, Warrenton, died as a result of injuries she sustained in the accident.The accident occurred Tuesday, July 23, around 9:25 p.m. on Township Line Road two miles west of Highway 47.According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a vehicle was stopped in the roadway due to an accident ahead.Hughes was stopped behind the car Graves was in.According to the report, a third car, driven by Cameron Kopecky, 17, Warrenton, struck Hughes' car, which then struck the first car, which struck Jennifer Graves, 32, Warrenton, a passenger in the first car who had gotten out of the vehicle to check on the accident ahead.Hughes was taken by helicopter to Mercy Hospital St. Louis with serious injuries.She died Monday, July 29.Funeral services for Hughes are pending.Graves was seriously injured and taken by helicopter to Mercy Hospital St. Louis.Three others involved in the crash, two teenagers in the third car and the driver of the first vehicle were moderately injured and taken by ambulance to area hospitals.Another vehicle was stopped behind the first vehicle when it was struck by a third vehicle traveling on the roadway, causing it to hit Graves’ car, which then struck Graves.The driver of the first vehicle, Aaron Wryick, 25, Warrenton, was injured in the accident.Deborah Hughes, 58, Warrenton, the driver of the second vehicle, was seriously injured as well.Two passengers in the third vehicle, Haley Holt, 16, and Gage Kopecky, 15, both of Warrenton, sustained moderate injuries, according to the patrol report.The victims were taken to Mercy Hospital St. Louis by helicopter and St. Joseph’s West Hospital by ambulance.The driver of the third vehicle, Cameron Kopecky, 17, Warrenton, was uninjured.All drivers and passengers were wearing seat belts.Accident


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