WASHINGTON COUNTY, MO — A 60-year-old woman was injured Saturday evening in a single-car collision along Route E in Cadet, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Trooper D. M. Dooley responded to the accident along the northbound lanes of Route E at Cedar Forest Lane at around 5:00 p.m.
The woman was driving a 2003 GMC Sierra northbound on the highway when she lost control of the vehicle, causing it to travel off the west side of the road and strike a tree.
The driver was transported by ambulance to Washington County Memorial Hospital with minor injuries. The MSHP crash report indicates she was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.
The roadway’s wet conditions were attributed on the crash report as a factor in the crash.
The 2003 GMC Sierra was totaled in the accident.
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