Mustang driver loses control after being struck in face by water bottle: police

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A 20-year-old woman suffered minor injuries when her Ford Mustang overturned on westbound Interstate 44 in Phelps County, Missouri. A water bottle thrown by another driver struck her in the face, causing her to lose control, according to a highway patrol report. (WKRC AI-generated image)Comment on this story0CommentShare storySharetopics: MustangWater bottleInterstate 44Phelps CountyMissouri State Highway PatrolLaqueyCrash reportMercy HospitalPHELPS COUNTY, Mo. (WKRC) – A Mustang driver was hospitalized following a crash on an interstate roadway.

According to a crash report, a 20-year-old woman was taken to a hospital after her car overturned on Interstate 44 in Phelps County.

The crash happened around 5:25 p.m. Oct. 9 on westbound I-44 near mile marker 170, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.

The woman, from Laquey, was driving a 2007 Ford Mustang when another driver threw a water bottle that struck her in the face, the report said. She then lost control, drove off the right side of the roadway, hit an embankment and overturned.

The woman sustained minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital in Lebanon. The Mustang was towed from the scene with total damage.