Eugene driver hydroplanes, crashes

Weather may have played a role in a Cole County injury crash Friday afternoon.

Georgia S. Kincaid, 37, of Eugene, suffered minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash that happened about 4:22 p.m. on U.S. Highway 54 near Route E, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.

Kincaid was westbound in a GMC SUV when the vehicle hydroplaned, according to the report. It went off the right side of Highway 54 and struck a tree.

Kincaid, who was wearing a seat belt, was taken in an ambulance to Capital Region Medical Center in Jefferson City for treatment of minor injuries.