A Mountain Grove woman was injured Sunday night when the vehicle she was riding in struck a deer.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol said Carolyn S. Nungesser, 51, who was not wearing a seat belt, was taken by ambulance to Mercy Hospital with minor injuries.
The driver, Danny L. Nungesser, was traveling east on Highway AM one mile east of Mountain Grove when the 7 p.m. accident occurred. The patrol said he was wearing a seat belt and was not injured.