West Plains Couple Injured in Early Monday Morning Crash

Two West Plains residents were injured early Monday morning in a car crash. At about 4AM, 70-year-old Ross Anderassen was driving eastbound on US-60 at the business route in Willow Springs when he went off the right side of the roadway, and struck the embankment. The HIghway Patrol and Howell County Sheriff’s Office report that Ross Anderassen was wearing his seatbelt, however, his passenger, 70-year-old Margaret Andreassen was not. Both received moderate injuries and were transported to Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains.