NEW MADRID COUNTY, Mo. — A woman suffered minor injuries in a crash on Interstate 55 on Wednesday.
A Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) crash report stated that a 33-year-old woman from Portageville, Missouri skidded on wet pavement in Interstate 55 near mile-marker 48.2 in New Madrid County.
Police say the woman’s vehicle, a 2025 Genesis G70 hit the cable barrier on the left side of the roadway after the driver lost control.
A 2003 Peterbilt then struck the Genesis as it was sitting in the roadway.
The semi truck was driven by a 56-year-old man from Elderado, Illinois.
The truck driver was not injured, while the driver of the Genesis was transported to a Sikeston, Missouri hospital.
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