Monday afternoon accident sends three teens to hospital

Three teenagers received moderate injuries in a Monday afternoon accident at 12:10 p.m.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the 1997 Audi driven by Emilie J. Davis, 16, slid sideways on the road, ran off the road and struck a metal culvert on County Road 335, one-half mile from Jackson.

She and her passengers, Erica M. Davis 16, of Jackson and Carrie L. Schlotter, 16, of Whitewater, were taken by ambulance to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.

Emilie Davis was wearing a seat belt. Erica Davis and Schlotter were not.