Tuesday crash near Red Bud

Emergency personnel responded shortly before 11:40 a.m. Tuesday to a single-car crash on Route 3 at LL Road just north of Red Bud.

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

Police said a 2022 Hyundai Elantra driven by Judith Caves, 72, of Chester, was traveling south on Route 3 north of LL Road when the driver became dizzy and the vehicle veered off the road to the left. The car came to rest in a ditch.

Caves was transported to Mercy Hospital South in St. Louis County by ambulance.

Two passengers in the vehicle, ages 11 and 4, were evaluated by EMS at the scene but did not require medical transport.

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