Mineral Point Teen Injured in Crash

(Washington County, MO) A teenager from Mineral Point, 18 year old Keela A. Skaggs, is recovering from moderate injuries after she was hurt in a one car wreck in Washington County Saturday afternoon. Highway Patrol reports indicate Skaggs was driving east on Highway 47, west of Mystic Road just before 2 pm, when the car ran off the right edge of the road and crashed into the embankment. The car flew through the air and smashed into a utility pole. Skaggs, who was not wearing her seat belt in the wreck, was taken to Washington County Memorial Hospital at Potosi.