Maryville Resident Injured In Electric Tri-Cycle Accident While Impaired

A Maryville resident was injured in an accident while operating an electric tri-cycle while being impaired Monday afternoon south of Maryville.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports 64 year old Irina Younger was operating an electric tri-cycle at 282nd Street, 1 mile south of Maryville, and attempted to make a turn on 282nd Street, but slid and overturned. The driver hit the ground. Younger received moderate injuries from the accident and was taken to Mosaic Life Care in Maryville.

Younger has also been charged with misdemeanor DWI as a prior offender and careless and imprudent driving involving a motor vehicle crash.

The accident took place just after 12:30 Monday afternoon.

The Nodaway County Sheriff’s Department and the Maryville Police Department assisted the Highway Patrol.