The Lee County Sheriff’s Office investigated a two vehicle crash Monday morning at about 8:30. Patrick Whaley of Columbia, Missouri was driving a pickup truck south bound in the 3400 block of Highway 27. Whaley signaled to pull to the side of the road. At the same time Jeff Roby of Fruitland was southbound also driving a pickup, Roby said he saw Whaley’s signal but was blinded by the sun. The Roby pickup rear ended Whaley’s. Roby complained of some chest pain but was cleared by the ambulance crew at the scene. Neither driver was charged.
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