A Joplin man was cited for driving while intoxicated, felony assault and endangering the welfare of a child following a one-vehicle accident in which he and a 12-year-old child were injured 3:30 p.m. today on Highway NN, six miles south of Joplin.
According to the Highway Patrol report, a 1989 Chevrolet Silverado driven by Russell I. Fitzsimmons, 37, Joplin, ran off the roadway and overturned.
Fitzsimmons and a passenger, James B. Lawson, 12, Joplin, were treated for moderate injuries at Mercy Hospital, Joplin.
Fitzsimmons was also charged with careless and imprudent driving, failure to register a motor vehicle, and for not having any insurance.
The DWI arrest was the second in the past week for Fitzsimmons.
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