JEFFERSON COUNTY, MO – One woman was taken to the hospital after striking a tree in Jefferson County Tuesday night.
According to an official report from the Missouri Highway Patrol, 25-year-old Emily Schmitz lost control of her 2000 Chevy Cavalier and collided with a tree on Fiedler Lane near Bridleton Woods Lane.
Schmitz was transported to Mercy Hospital South to be treated for moderate, non-life-threatening injuries. The cause of the crash remains under investigation.
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