Crash south of Columbia

Columbia police and EMS responded about 8 a.m. Wednesday to a vehicle crash with lane blockage on Route 3 northbound near Gilmore Lake Road.

Police said a 1994 GMC Sonoma driven by Raymond Ratajczyk, 80, of Columbia, was turning left onto Gilmore Lake Road from southbound Route 3 when his truck collided with a 2001 Chevrolet S-10 driven by Drake Koch, 19, of Waterloo, which was northbound on Route 3.

Koch was checked out at the scene by Columbia EMS but refused medical transport. He was cited for failure to reduce speed to avoid an accident. Ratajczyk was cited for failure to yield turning left.

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Corey Saathoff

Corey is the editor of the Republic-Times. He has worked at the newspaper since 2004, and currently resides in Columbia. He is also the principal singer-songwriter and plays guitar in St. Louis area country-rock band The Trophy Mules.
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