West Plains, MO. – A Hartville woman is recovering at a Springfield hospital following a one-vehicle crash on Friday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the crash occurred on Highway 38, three miles west of Hartville at 6:48 p.m.
A westbound 2010 Dodge Caliber driven by Betty Lansdown, age 68 of Hartville, traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a culvert. Lansdown suffered serious injuries from the impact and was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Springfield for treatment.
Lansdown had been wearing her safety device.