New Year's Eve crashes injure three
<p style= "margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 12.0px; line-height: 11.0px; font: 10.0px Times;"> Two separate New Year's Eve crashes resulted in injuries to three area residents.
<p style= "margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 12.0px; line-height: 11.0px; font: 10.0px Times;"> The first crash occurred at 4:20 p.m. Friday on Highway 5 south of Gainesville.
<p style= "margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 12.0px; line-height: 11.0px; font: 10.0px Times;"> According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, 44-year-old Charlene M. Bramblett of Oakland, Ark., swerved to avoid hitting a vehicle that pulled in front of her. Bramblett's 1995 Ford Windstar ran of the road, hit a sign and came to rest in the ditch.
<p style= "margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 12.0px; line-height: 11.0px; font: 10.0px Times;"> Bramblett was uninjured. Her passengers 15-year-old Danielle Bramblett and 25-year-old Jennie Bramblett, both of Oakland, Ark., suffered minor injuries. They were taken to Baxter Regional Medical Center in Mountain Home, Ark. All three were wearing their seatbelts.
<p style= "margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 12.0px; line-height: 11.0px; font: 10.0px Times;"> Shortly after 9 p.m. Friday, Debra G. Cogdill was injured when she failed to stop at a stop sign at the intersection of Highways CC and 181, according to a MSHP report. Cogdill's 1995 Chevy Blazer struck a tree and overturned.
<p style= "margin: 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px 0.0px; text-align: justify; text-indent: 12.0px; line-height: 11.0px; font: 10.0px Times;"> Cogdill was transported to Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains where she was treated and released. She was wearing her seatbelt.
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