68-year-old driver sustains moderate injuries in Highway 8 crash

MINERAL POINT, MO – A 68-year-old Farmington driver sustained moderate injuries in a crash on Highway 8 on Tuesday afternoon.

Sheena D. Benson, 36, was traveling east on Highway 8 in a 2002 Ford Ranger when she slowed to turn left onto Whippet Road, police report. Martha L. Hall, 68, attempted to pass the Ford in a 2015 Nissan Versa as she thought it was turning right not left. The side of the Nissan hit the front of the Ford around 2:02 p.m.

Hall was transported to Washington County Memorial Hospital. She was wearing a seat belt.

Benson was not wearing a seat belt.

Both vehicles sustained moderate damages.

Investigations into the cause of the crash are ongoing.

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