by: Scott McCaulley
Motorist had to work their way around a pair of traffic accidents Wednesday afternoon and evening in the Lakes Region that injured two people according to reports filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
18-year-old Zachary Grant of Aurora sustained minor injuries after failing to negotiate a curve on Highway 160 east of Reeds Spring around 3:50 pm with his car running off the roadway and striking a tree and a ditch.
Meanwhile around 6:00 82-year-old Edward Schlobohm of Branson sustained moderate injuries after he failed to yield while making a left turn on F Highway near Bull Creek and struck another vehicle.
The injured in both accidents were treated at Cox Medical Center in Branson.