Jasper woman flown to Mercy Springfield following collision with Freightliner on I-49

A Jasper woman was injured in a two-vehicle collision 3:50 p.m. today on I-49, three miles south of Lamar.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2010 Cadillac Escalade driven by Lori A. Johnston, 45, Jasper, struck the rear of a 1999 Freightliner driven by James L. Keister, 59, Mesquite, Texas.

Johnston was flown to Mercy Hospital, Springfield, to be treated for serious injuries.