Two Ste. Genevieve County Women Injured In UTV Accident In New Offenburg

Two Ste. Genevieve County women were injured — one serious and one moderate — in a single-vehicle accident on Saturday, September 14, involving a utility side-by-side, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The accident took place around 9:25 p.m. in the 13700 block of New Offenburg Road.

Paula R. Rose, 42, was driving a 2018 Polaris Ranger on private property when the vehicle struck a fence during a turn.

The three occupants were ejected from the vehicle.

Amy L. Meyer, 39, suffered serious injuries and was taken by Air Evac to Mercy St. Louis.

Amanda G. Heil, 34, suffered moderate injuries and was taken by the Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District to Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital.

Rose was not injured, according to the report.

— Two county residents suffered minor injuries in a two-car crash on Interstate 55 on September 10, according to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The accident took place around 8:23 p.m.

Terry F. Guethle, 64, of Ste. Genevieve was driving a 2014 GMC Acadia southbound on I-55 near mile marker 156 when he slowed for an emergency vehicle on the shoulder.

A 2015 Dodge Charger being driven by Wayne Basler, 76, of Ste. Genevieve, struck the rear of the Acadia.

The Charger continued into the cable barrier.

Basler and a passenger in his vehicle, Doris L. Resinger-Basler, 79, of Ste. Genevieve, both suffered minor injuries.

They were taken to Ste. Genevieve County Memorial Hospital by the Ste. Genevieve County Ambulance District.

Guethle, Basler and Resinger-Basler all were wearing seat belts, according to the report.

(Information from the Missouri State Highway Patrol website.)