Columbia residents injured in three-car accident on Interstate 70

COLUMBIA — Four Columbia residents were involved in a three-car accident early Tuesday morning on Interstate 70 that left three people in serious condition, according to an accident report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident is suspected of having resulted from drunken driving

At about 2:25 a.m. Tuesday, Ramzi Melfrakes, 50; Eman Osman, 42; Noha Mavrakis, 19; and Halim Mavrakis, 13, all of Columbia, were in a vehicle driving eastbound on I-70 near the 147 mile marker in Callaway County, when their vehicle was struck head-on by a vehicle driven by Amanda Cheely, 19, of Moberly, who was going the wrong way, the report states.

A vehicle driven by Brant Crabtree, 34, of Jefferson City, then struck the rear end of the vehicle driven by Melfrakes.