Festus woman injured after crash on I-55 in Imperial

A Festus woman was seriously injured Tuesday night in a traffic accident on I-55 in Jefferson County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 36-year-old Christine Bishop was driving north in a Chrysler Pacifica when she ran off the road and overturned several times. Bishop wasn’t wearing a safety device and was thrown from the vehicle. She was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital South with serious injuries The accident happened last night just after 10:30 on I-55 north of Imperial Main Street.