FOUR HURT IN TWO ACCIDENTS OVER WEEKEND

Four people were injured in two separate accidents this weekend in Southeast Missouri, according to reports from the Missouri Highway Patrol.

Valerie McConnell, 42, of Sikeston was injured when her vehicle lost control and slid across the median on Interstate 55, two miles south of Scott City. McConnell's vehicle crossed the southbound lanes, ran down an embankment and struck a tree.

She received minor injuries and was taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau for treatment. She had been wearing a seat belt, according to the report.

The accident happened at 1:30 a.m. Saturday on I-55 near the 88 mile marker.

In Butler County, three teen-agers were injured when their vehicle overturned on Route M Sunday afternoon.

Steven Lawson, 17, had been driving a Jeep when it ran off the road and overturned. Two passengers, Heath Treadway, 17, and Jeramy Shepard, 17, were ejected from the vehicle.

All three occupants were from Poplar Bluff and treated at Doctors Hospital. The accident happened at 12:55 p.m. Sunday, five miles west of Poplar Bluff on Route M.