TWO TEENS SERIOUSLY INJURED IN CAR WRECK

OAK RIDGE -- Two teens were seriously injured in a one-car accident Saturday afternoon. The accident took place on Route E, one mile east of Oak Ridge.

Both victims were taken to hospitals by helicopter.

The driver of the vehicle, Jenny M. Schnurbusch, 16, of Jackson was admitted at Southeast Missouri Hospital, where she was in stable condition Saturday evening.

A passenger in the vehicle, Kelli S. Grantham, 15, of Oak Ridge, was admitted to St. Francis Medical Center, where she was in critical condition Saturday evening.

The Missouri Highway Patrol reports that the accident happened at 3:18 p.m. when Schnurbusch, who was driving eastbound on Highway E, lost control of the vehicle. It ran off the roadway and struck a tree.