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Two People Killed In An Accident On Old Quarry Trail

Sat, 24 Dec 2011 11:32:30 CST
(Litchfield)--Two people were killed and one person injured in a single vehicle accident Saturday morning on the Old Quarry Trail, east of Old Litchfield Trail. According to the Montgomery County Sheriff's Office, the departments communications division received a call about the accident around 1:35 Saturday morning.

Sheriff's Deputies along with Litchfield Fire and Rescue responded to the accident. Upon arrival, 21 year old Clayton Owens and 18 year old Cody DeWitt, both from Litchfield, were found inside a 2000 Ford Mustang. They were pronounced dead at the scene by the Montgomery County Coroner's Office.

The driver of the vehicle, 19 year old Matthew Gray, was taken to St. John's Hospital in Springfield for treatment. All three individuals had to be extricated from the vehicle.

The accident remains under investigation.