CARTER COUNTY — Two Missouri women were hospitalized after a one-vehicle accident just after 2 p.m. Tuesday near Ellsinore.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Chevrolet 1500 was westbound on Route A when the driver — Lisa M. Dierker, 51, Williamsville — swerved to avoid a deer. The vehicle exited the roadway and overturned.
A passenger — Amanda M. Bresnahan, 36, Ellsinore — was transported via air evac to SSM Health St. Louis University Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Dierker was transported to Poplar Bluff Regional Medical Center for treatment of moderate injuries.