Marilyn Lewis, 21, Liberty, received minor injuries in an accident that happened at 9:10 p.m. on July 28 in Daviess County.
According to the highway patrol, Ms. Lewis was southbound on I-35. She was driving a 2007 Chevrolet Equinox. At the 58.4 mile-marker, she fell asleep, causing the vehicle to travel into the median. She overcorrected, crossed both southbound lanes, and traveled off the west side of the road. Her vehicle struck a ditch and continued southbound, where it struck an embankment and overturned. The vehicle came to rest on the driver’s side on the west side of the roadway, facing northeast.
Ms. Lewis was transported by Cameron Ambulance to Cameron Regional Medical Center. She was wearing her seat belt.
The Equinox was totaled.
The accident was investigated by Tpr. M.W. Neely, assisted by the Daviess County Sheriff’s Office.
