JEFFERSON CITY – The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports two Perryville women received minor injuries in a traffic crash on I-55 in Cape Girardeau County Saturday afternoon.
According to the accident report, the women, aged 24 and 36, were taken by ambulance to Mercy Southeast Hospital in Cape Girardeau for treatment.
The patrol says the crash happened when a northbound 2012 Chevrolet Impala driven by the 36-year-old struck a deer in the roadway about 5:30 p.m. at the 110.2 mile marker.
The patrol says both occupants were buckled up.
The Impala was a total loss and was removed by Cape County Towing.