Accident sends Fulton child to hospital

A Fulton child was taken to the hospital after a car accident Saturday.

At 10:45 a.m. Heather Dillon, 27, of Steedman was driving west on Missouri Route O, about a half mile west of County Road 111, in Callaway County when her 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse went off the right side of the road and hit a sign, according to the preliminary accident report from the Missouri Highway Patrol.

Dillon and her passenger, Riley Humphrey, 7, of Fulton were both taken to Callaway Community Hospital for moderate injuries, the report stated. The car was listed as having "extensive" damage.

Both were wearing seatbelts, according to the report.