Thayer woman injured in collision on I-44 at Fidelity

A Thayer woman was injured in a two-vehicle accident 8:51 a.m. Tuesday on westbound I-44 at Fidelity.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2002 Pontiac Grand Prix driven by Evelyne M. Franke, 52, Thayer, was traveling in the left lane and was forced off the roadway by a 2010 Dodge Avenger driven by Frank D. Ussery, 57, Edmond, Oklahoma.







The Franke vehicle returned to the roadway and struck the Ussery vehicle, then left the roadway and struck a guardrail.

Franke was treated for minor injuries at Mercy Hospital, Joplin.