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NewsAugust 15, 2003

PATTON, Mo. -- A Leopold, Mo., teenager was injured Wednesday night when her car slid off the road, went through a bridge railing and came to rest in a creek. Jessica Eftink, 16, was taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau with moderate injuries after the 9:15 p.m. accident. It occurred on Highway 51 in Patton...

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PATTON, Mo. -- A Leopold, Mo., teenager was injured Wednesday night when her car slid off the road, went through a bridge railing and came to rest in a creek.

Jessica Eftink, 16, was taken to Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau with moderate injuries after the 9:15 p.m. accident. It occurred on Highway 51 in Patton.

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Her sister, Taylor Eftink, 8, had minor injuries.

The driver was issued a summons for careless and imprudent driving.

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