Ridgedale Man Seriously Injured in Crash

Thursday, December 21, 2023 at 7:22 AM

By Scott McCaulley @smcckc

A car vs. 18-wheeler in southern Taney County sends a man from Ridgedale to Cox Medical Center Branson with serious injuries Wednesday afternoon.

The crash took place at the intersection of Highways 65 and 86 in Ridgedale when the 18-wheeler failed to stop for a red light and broadsided a car driven by 24-year-old Jacob Morrison.

The driver of the 18-wheeler, 30-year-old Tyler Holliman of Rockford, Illinois, was not reported as injured in the crash which took place just after 1:00 Wednesday afternoon.

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