Dec 27, 2020

Savannah driver hospitalized after she swerves to avoid animal

Posted Dec 27, 2020 8:00 AM

ANDREW COUNTY—One person was injured in an accident just before 5p.m. Saturday in Andrew County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Mitsubishi Eclipse driven by Josie L. Fredricks, 41, Savannah, was westbound on MO 48 two miles west of Rosendale. 

The driver swerved to miss an animal in the road. The vehicle traveled off the road and struck a culvert. Andrew County EMS transported Fredricks to Mosaic Life Care. She was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.