BOONE COUNTY —One person died in an accident just after 6:30p.m. Monday in Boone County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2007 Chevy Impala driven by an 18-year-old from Columbia was southbound on U.S. 63 just north of Claysville Road.
The car traveled off the right side of the road, struck a tree, overturned and the driver was ejected. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol no longer releases the identity of accident victims.