Sedalia woman seriously injured in Pettis County crash; accused of DWI

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 27-year-old Sedalia woman was seriously injured in a crash Thursday evening on westbound Highway 50 in Pettis County, east of Muddy Creek, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.

An MSHP arrest report indicates that Leydi Maldonado, 27, of Sedalia, was arrested on suspicion of driving while intoxicated that caused physical injury, driving on the wrong side of a divided highway, not wearing a seatbelt and not having insurance. Charges were not available on Casenet on Friday afternoon.

The report says the Sedalia woman drove a 2023 Jeep Cherokee eastbound in the westbound lane of Highway 50 and hit a 2013 Chevrolet Suburban head-on. The Suburban was driven by a 69-year-old woman from Alma, Missouri.

The Jeep went off the right side of the road and stopped while facing north, while the Chevrolet stopped in the middle of the highway and was also facing north, the report says.

The Sedalia woman did not wear a seatbelt and was flown to University Hospital with serious injuries, the report says. The Alma woman wore a seatbelt, had minor injuries and was brought to Bothwell Regional Health Center by ambulance, the report says.

MSHP reports do not name those involved in crashes.