Vehicle crashes into culvert on Highway NN, Highway Patrol responds

This Hyundai Sonata was involved in the one-vehicle accident on Highway NN on Monday. The accident occurred as the vehicle ran off of the right side of the road and hit the culvert.

Staff photo by Joshua Payne

According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred at approximately 10:20 a.m., on Highway NN.

The accident took place approximately 5 miles south of Gobler, Mo., as a 2001 Hyundai Sonata was headed north on Highway NN, the report noted.

The vehicle was being driven by Melissa Kemper, 38, of Blytheville, Ark., and held no other occupants.

According to the report, the vehicle ran off the right side of the roadway and struck a culvert.

Kemper was wearing her safety device and received moderate injuries, the report noted.

Officials added that she was taken by a private vehicle to Baptist Memorial Hospital in Blytheville.

The Hyundai Sonata received extensive damage as a result of the incident and was towed from the scene by Fulks Towing of Gosnell, Mo., according to the report.