17-year-old Jackson resident is injured in a Perry Co. traffic crash

JEFFERSON CITY — A 17-year-old Jackson girl suffered moderate injuries in a traffic crash in Perry County Sunday night.

 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the girl was taken to Mercy Hospital Perry by ambulance.

 

The patrol says the girl had been a passenger in a 2016 Honda Civic which was westbound on Route M and attempted to make a U-turn at the intersection of Route M and Highway 61.

 

The Civic and a southbound 2000 Chevrolet Silverado collided.

 

Neither the driver of the Silverado, a 58-year-old Perryville woman, nor the driver of Civic, an 18-year-old Cape Girardeau woman, were injured.

 

The Civic had extensive damage and was taken by a private tow to a residence.

 

The Silverado had moderate damage and was towed by Perry County Towing.

 

The crash happened about 8:55 p.m.