Car crash on Highway 63 with two injured near Millard

Two Kirksville men suffered moderate injuries in a car crash on Highway 63 south of Millard early Tuesday morning.

According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the accident occurred at 12:33 a.m. on July 2, 2024. Salvador P. Zelaya Pacheco, 42, was driving a 2006 Chevrolet Impala northbound when the vehicle left the right side of the road, became airborne and overturned.

Zelaya Pacheco was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident. He was taken by Adair County Ambulance to Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with moderate injuries.

A passenger in the vehicle, 20-year-old Carlos Y. Esteban, was wearing a seat belt and also suffered moderate injuries. Esteban was transported to the same medical facility by Adair County Ambulance.

The Chevrolet Impala was a total loss and was towed from the scene by Lakeside in Kirksville.

The Adair County Sheriff’s Office and the Kirksville and LaPlata fire departments assisted at the scene.

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