Mar 08, 2024

Missouri teen dies after pickup struck a tree

Posted Mar 08, 2024 2:00 AM

PULASKI COUNTY —A Missouri teen died in an accident just after 6p.m. Thursday in Pulaski County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1994 Chevy 2500 driven by a 16-year-old Richland boy was southbound on Rawlins Road one mile west of Highway T. 

The driver failed to negotiate a curve. The pickup traveled off the right side of the road and struck a tree. The boy was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Waynsville Memorial.  He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.