Two hospitalized after accident in Scott County

Two people were transported to local hospitals after an accident Saturday in Scott County.

The accident occurred at 6:15 a.m. on Interstate 55 at mile marker 76.8. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash log report, a 2008 Chevrolet Cobalt attempted to avoid striking a 2000 Toyota Echo in the rear, overcorrected and struck the Echo. Both vehicles left the roadway and overturned.

The driver of the Cobalt, Whitney N. Daniels, 25, Lilbourn, Mo., was ejected from the vehicle. Daniels was transported to Saint Francis Medical Center.

Francisca Martinez, 70, of Houston, a passenger in the Echo, was taken by ambulance to Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston, Mo. The driver of the Echo was Mojica S. Benjamin, 73, of Houston.