LINCOLN COUNTY, MO – A 57-year-old St. Clair driver was injured in a two-vehicle crash at State Highway 47 and College Road on Monday afternoon.
Police report Tina M. Tichacek was traveling westbound on College Road in a 2003 Chevrolet Impala when she failed to yield to a 2003 GMC Sierra traveling northbound on State Highway 47. The front of the GMC, driven by 30-year-old Brandon T. Hoerr, hit the left side of the Chevrolet around 3:36 p.m.
Tichacek was transported to Mercy Hospital Washington for minor injuries.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts.
The Chevrolet was totaled and the GMC sustained extensive damages.
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