A Weatherby woman was moderately injured in a roll-over traffic crash in Caldwell County Saturday afternoon.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred when 30-year-old Johnnie Stephen, of Weatherby, drove her southbound Ford Fusion over the center line, into the northbound lane and struck the towed unit of the vehicle driven by 54-year-old George Chaney, of Gilman City.
Stephen’s vehicle travelled off the east side of the highway, overturned, struck a barbed wire fence, ejecting the driver, and coming to rest upright off the east side of the road. The northbound 2007 GMC 3500 driven by Chaney came to a controlled stop after impact.
Stephen was reportedly transported by Caldwell County Ambulance to Liberty Hospital for treatment of moderate injuries.
The crash occurred at 3 p.m. on Highway 13, one mile north of Hamilton.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Online Report