May 20, 2022

Missouri teen dies after SUV strikes a tree

Posted May 20, 2022 7:00 AM

CARTER COUNTY —A Missouri teen died in an accident just before 4:30p.m. Thursday in Carter County. 

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Toyota Highlander driven by a 16-year-old from Ellsinore was northbound on County Road 325 six miles west of Ellsinore.

The driver lost control of the vehicle. It traveled off the road and struck a tree.

The teen driver was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to McSpadden Funeral Home. EMS transported a 17-year-old female passenger to Popular Bluff Regional Hospital. The teens were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP.