Odessa Woman Injured in Lafayete County Crash

An Odessa woman was injured in a one-vehicle accident that occurred Thursday night in Lafayette County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that a westbound 2003 Dodge Grand Caravan, driven by 34-year-old Stacie L. Richards of Odessa, was on Route OO, east of Route TT (southwest of Odessa), around 9:40 p.m., when the vehicle traveled off the right side of the roadway, struck a culvert, and traveled down an embankment before coming to rest.

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Richards suffered serious injuries, and was transported to Centerpoint Hospital for treatment.

The Dodge Caravan was totaled.

Richards was later arrested by the Patrol at 1:02 a.m., for driving while intoxicated, and failure to drive on the right half of the roadway.