A Cape Girardeau woman and a Jackson man were injured Tuesday in a one-car accident on County Road 645, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The accident occurred one mile north of Cape Girardeau around 2:50 a.m. as a 2001 Mercury driven by a 15-year-old girl from Cape Girardeau ran off the road and struck a tree. The vehicle was totaled.
The girl and passenger, Donald E. Welker, 18, were taken by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center and treated for moderate injuries.
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