Columbia man dies in Callaway County accident

A Boone County man died and two others were seriously injured in a utility vehicle crash in Callaway County early Saturday morning.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports Donald Lay, 55, of St. Charles, was driving utility vehicle at Chapel UTV Trail on Wildwood Estates Drive with Richard Bryant, 55, of Columbia, and Bethany Johnson, 39, of Columbia, as passengers.

At approximately midnight, the UTV was traveling up an extreme incline and lost traction, overturning back down the hill.

Bryant was declared deceased at approximately 10:30 a.m., while Lay and Johnson sustained serious injuries and were transported by air ambulance and Callaway EMS to University Hospital in Columbia. None of the occupants were wearing a safety device.