18-year-old driver sustains injuries in Franklin County crash

FRANKLIN COUNTY, MO – An 18-year-old female driver sustained minor injuries when she crashed on Highway N on Wednesday afternoon.

According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, Mackenzie Collins was traveling southbound in a 2013 Kia Forte on Highway N near Margon Street around 2:30 p.m. when she drove off the right side of the road and hit a sign.

She was transported to SSM Health St. Claire Hospital. It is unclear why Collins traveled off the highway.

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