Saturday night crash near Valmeyer

Republic-Times- June 10, 2023

Emergency personnel responded just before 10 p.m. Saturday to a single-vehicle crash with injury on Route 156 at D Road just east of Valmeyer.

Responding agencies included the Monroe County Sheriff’s Department, Valmeyer Police Department, Monroe County EMS and Valmeyer Fire Department.

Police said a 17-year-old female driving a 2013 Chevy Malibu was traveling west on Route 156 when a deer ran in front of her vehicle. The teen swerved to avoid the deer, causing her car to strike a guardrail on the north side of the roadway.

The driver was taken to Mercy Hospital South via Monroe County EMS for treatment of unspecified injuries.

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