CARROLL COUNTY, MO – Charges were filed yesterday after a crash involving two Miami residents.
The accident occurred south of County Road 270 in Carroll County on Highway 41, where north and southbound vehicles collided. An incident report from Highway Patrol says a vehicle driven by Matthew Hirt, 42, crossed the centerline into the path of opposing traffic. Hirt, and another driver, Mark Bruce, 57, received minor injuries. They were sent to Carroll County Memorial Hospital.
Hirt was later charged with driving while intoxicated, and felony possession of a controlled substance. Formal charges are pending.