Smithton Woman Injured When Jeep Overturns

A Smithton woman was injured in a one-vehicle accident that occurred early Monday morning in Johnson County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that an eastbound 1993 Jeep, driven by 21-year-old Annamarie K. Ray of Smithton, was on Missouri 2, two-tenths of a mile west of SW 751 at 3:04 a.m., when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway and overturned, coming to rest in a cornfield.

Ray suffered moderate injuries, and was transported to Western Missouri Medical Center for treatment. She was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

The Jeep had extensive damage, and was towed from the scene.