Carthage man cited for DWI after driving off embankment into Dry Fork River with 3 and 4-year-olds in car

A Carthage man was cited for driving while intoxicated after three people were injured in a one-vehicle accident 9 p.m. Sunday on County Road 120 four miles north of Carthage.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2010 Hyundai Accent driven by Dakota D. Crews, 26, Carthage, ran off the right side of the roadway, down an embankment and overturned into Dry Fork River.

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Crews and two passengers, a 3-year-old boy and a 4-year-old boy, were treated for minor injuries at Mercy Joplin.

The Patrol report indicates the driver and both passengers were wearing safety devices.