Two seriously injured, one charged in Tuesday crash
Emergency responders from Gainesville, Oakland / Promised Land, Pontiac / Price Place, Air Evac, the Ozark County Ambulance are shown in this photo helping to free Joshua Randolph, one of two drivers who were seriously injured in a crash on Highway 5 south near Pontiac Tuesday afternoon. First responders from Lick Creek and Timber Knob VFDs were also at the crash but are not pictured in this photo. Randolph was reportedly partially ejected from the window of the 2007 Chevrolet Impala, pictured on the right side of this photo. Responders had to use the Jaws of Life to lift the vehicle off of him, one firefighter said. Gregory McGee, the driver of the 1999 Chevrolet pickup, pictured on the left side of this photo, was transported to Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas, with serious injuries. McGee was charged with driving while intoxicated and careless and imprudent driving in connection with the crash. Photo courtesy of Jason Everrod.
Two Gainesville men were seriously injured in a two-vehicle crash at 4:15 p.m. Tuesday, June 30, on Highway 5, about one mile southeast of Pontiac. One of the two drivers, 62-year-old Gregory R. McGee, has been charged with driving while intoxicated and careless and imprudent driving in connection with the crash.
McGee was transported to Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Arkansas, by ground ambulance.
The other driver, Joshua A. Randolph, 31, of Gainesville, was transported by air ambulance to Cox South Hospital in Springfield. Randolph's mother, Brenda Miller, and stepfather, Dave Miller, posted an update Wednesday morning updating friends and family members on his condition.
"Josh is having the first of many surgeries to come, but he seems stable and strong enough for surgery. Praise God he is alive. He is also asking for prayers for the guy in the other car. Thanks doesn't seem good enough for the love and prayers we have received and God's grace is still amazing…"
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report, Randolph was traveling northbound in a 2007 Chevrolet Impala on Highway 5 when McGee, driving a 1999 Chevrolet pickup southbound, crossed the centerline and entered Randolph's lane. Randolph hit McGee's vehicle in the side, the report says.
Neither Randolph or McGee were wearing seatbelts, according to the MSHP crash report.
The MSHP online arrest reports say McGee was cited for the two charges at 6:36 p.m. and was released for medical treatment.
The crash was investigated by MSHP Sgt. L. S. Elliott.