Alexandria woman suffers minor injuries after vehicle goes off the road, into a slough

Crash CR23 0059.jpg — The driver of a Subaru Forester, Kelly Denise Garner, 61, Alexandria, went off County Road 23, near South Side Drive SE and Little Sweden SE, and into a small slough around noon, Monday, May 24. (Celeste Edenloff / Echo Press)

By Celeste Edenloff

May 24, 2021 at 5:01 PM

A 60-year-old Alexandria woman was injured in a one-vehicle crash on Douglas County Road 23 shortly before noon on Monday, May 24.

Kelly Denise Garner was traveling south on County Road 23 in a 2014 Subaru Forester near the intersection of South Side Drive in Alexandria when she crossed the center line and ended up in a slough on the east side of the road, according to the Douglas County Sheriff's Office.

Garner was taken by North Ambulance to Alomere Health.

According to the sheriff's office, alcohol may have been a factor and the crash is under investigation.

By Celeste Edenloff

Celeste Edenloff is the special projects editor and a reporter for the Alexandria Echo Press. She has lived in the Alexandria Lakes Area since 1997. She first worked for the Echo Press as a reporter from 1999 to 2011, and returned in 2016 to once again report on the community she calls home.

Alexandria woman suffers minor injuries after vehicle goes off the road, into a slough

Alcohol may have been a factor.