Two St. Joe Residents Hurt In Car vs Tree Accident Near Clarksdale

A pair of St. Joseph residents were left with minor injuries after their vehicle hit a tree in DeKalb County Tuesday morning.

According to the Highway Patrol’s accident report, 42-year-old St. Joseph resident Michelle L. Ray was driving a 2021 Kia K5 northbound on Missouri Route 31 about five miles north of Clarskdale in DeKalb County at 8:15 A.M. Tuesday when she lost control of the vehicle.

The Kia went off the west side of the roadway where it struck a tree and came to rest facing west.

Both Ray and her passenger, 46-year-old St. Jospeh resident Michael A. Siler, were wearing seat belts but still suffered minor injuries. They were both taken by DeKalb County Ambulance to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph for treatment.