Northeast Missouri teen thrown from ATV after hitting deer
by Tasha Turner
A northeast Missouri teenager received serious injuries after his ATV struck a deer in Monroe County, Mo.
MONROE COUNTY, Mo. —
A northeast Missouri teenager suffered serious injuries when his ATV struck a deer in Monroe County, Missouri.
The crash happened just before 9 p.m. Tuesday.
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According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol Crash report, a 17-year-old boy, from Paris, Missouri, was driving south on Route A, four-and-a-half miles north of Holliday, when his ATV struck a deer.
The teen was thrown from the ATV and seriously hurt.
He was taken by ambulance to University Hospital in Columbia.
He was not wearing any safety devices at the time of the crash.
The Monroe County Sheriff’s Office and the Monroe County Fire Department also responded to the crash.
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The highway patrol does not release the names of underage victims.
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