(Red Oak, Iowa) – The Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office this (Friday) afternoon, released information about an accident that took place Monday evening, and that resulted in a woman being seriously injured.

Authorities say 30-year-old Paige Marie Clarke of Red Oak, was driving a 2008 Kia Sorrento northbound in the 1700 block of Highway 48 at around 6:20-p.m., Monday, when for reasons unknown, the vehicle crossed the southbound lane of traffic on the highway, and drove into the west ditch where it struck several trees.

The impact caused the car to spin 180 degrees before it came to rest upright, facing south. The vehicle sustained heavy front-end damage. The Montgomery County Communications received an iPhone crash detection alert, which placed the vehicle near the East Nishnabotna River Bridge.

Red Oak Fire and Rescue and Red Oak Police arrived on the scene to find Clark trapped inside the vehicle. After being extricated by rescue crews, Clark was taken to Montgomery County Memorial Hospital.