Mary A. Martin, 57, of Fenton was hurt Thursday (March 1) in a two-vehicle accident on Hwy. MM at Town Country Lane in House Springs, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.
At 4:25 p.m., Martin was driving a 1995 Ford Escort west on Hwy. MM, where she failed to notice that a pickup ahead of her had stopped, and the front of her car struck the rear of the pickup, the report said.
James J. Schmaltz, 46, of Pacific, was driving the pickup, a Ford F-250. No injuries were reported for him.
Martin was moderately injured and taken by Big River Ambulance to SSM Health St. Claire Hospital in Fenton, where she was treated and released, a spokeswoman said.
The Escort was totaled and the pickup had moderate damage, the patrol reported.
Martin was not wearing a seat belt, and Schmaltz was wearing one, according to the report.