Drivers injured in local auto accidents

Two Cape Girardeau drivers sustained moderate injuries in single-vehicle accidents Sunday and Monday.

Tara Smith, 18, was injured in a 3 p.m. accident Sunday on County Road 227, two miles south of Chaffee, Mo. She was taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Smith's vehicle ran off the road and struck a tree after she swerved to miss a dog.

Denver Brooks, 21, was injured Monday when he lost control of his vehicle and it ran off the road and struck a tree. The accident occurred at 6:40 p.m. on County Road 643 at the city limits. Brooks was taken to St. Francis Medical Center.