Three Hurt in Howard County Accident

Three people were hurt, two seriously, in an accident south of Fayette around 11:15 Wednesday morning. The State Highway Patrol says a pickup driven by 83-year-old Leroy McKee of Fayette went off the right side of Route DD, south of County Road 423, and hit two mailboxes, a guy wire from a utility pole, and a tree, before overturning. He and 61-year-old Juanita Brown of Fayette had serious injuries, and Michelle Smith of Marshall had minor injuries.