Nov 09, 2021

Mo. woman, 9-year-old injured after driver swerves to miss a deer

Posted Nov 09, 2021 10:00 AM

ANDREW COUNTY —Two people were injured in an accident just after 9:30p.m. Monday in Andrew County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Dodge pickup driven by Ladona L. McCauley, 64, Union Star, was northbound on U.S. 169 one mile north of Avenue City.

The driver swerved to avoid a deer and the pickup traveled off the road. A private vehicle transported McCauley and a 9-year-old female passenger to Mosaic Life Care. They were properly restrained, according to the MSHP.