A Festus woman was injured Tuesday, Sept. 13, in an accident on Hwy. T at Oakvale Road south of Olympian Village, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported.
At 11:50 a.m., Holly A. Pope, 48, of Festus was driving a 2020 Ford EcoSport west on the highway and an unknown driver headed east in a white box truck crossed the double yellow center line into the path of the SUV, so Pope swerved right to avoid a collision and ran off the road, striking a tree, the report said.
Pope was moderately injured and taken by Joachim-Plattin Ambulance to Mercy Hospital Jefferson in Crystal City where she was treated and released, a hospital spokesperson said.
According to the report, Pope was wearing a seat belt and the vehicle was totaled.