An area man lost his life in an accident Friday afternoon just north of Trenton on Highway 65.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a sport utility vehicle driven by 20-year-old David Clay (Austin) Travis of Spickard was southbound on Highway 65 about two miles north of Trenton. His 2007 Suzuki sport utility vehicle crossed the center line as it was going past a 2004 Sterling AT95 truck driven by Clayton Radcliff, 25, of Trenton, which was northbound. As the two vehicles passed, the SUV struck the towed unit of Radcliff’s vehicle. It then spun off the west side of the roadway and came to rest on the shoulder, facing south. Radcliff’s vehicle came to a controlled stop north of the crash.
Mr. Travis was taken by Grundy County Ambulance to Wright Memorial Hospital, where he was pronounced dead. A passenger in his vehicle, 21-year-old Sean Babbitt of Humphreys, was also taken to WMH for injuries that were listed as moderate. Neither man was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash. Radcliff was not reported injured in the accident, which shut down both lanes of Highway 65 for a period of time before the east shoulder was opened for traffic to by-pass investigators and debris.
The Travis vehicle was totaled and was towed from the scene, while the Radcliff vehicle sustained only minor damage.
The accident was investigated by Trooper K.J. Cool and Sgt. H.A. Sears of the Major Crash Investigation Unit, with assistance from Cpl. J.C. Gilliland, Cpl. D.R. Reuter, CVO R.E. Powell and the Grundy County Sheriff’s Department.
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