IMPERIAL, MO – A 23-year-old driver traveled into oncoming traffic on US-61 and struck a semi on Wednesday afternoon.
Police report Jasmine M. Alford, 23, was traveling northbound on US-61 in a 2005 Nissan Altima when she traveled into oncoming traffic in the southbound lanes of the highway. Her Nissan struck the left side of a semi around 2:15 p.m.
Alford was transported to Mercy Hospital South for serious injuries. She was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
The semi driver, 45-year-old Matthew A. Raddatz, was not injured in the crash. Police report he was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.
It is unclear why Alford traveled into oncoming traffic.
The Nissan was totaled in the crash and the semi sustained moderate damages.
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