Jun 04, 2024

3 injured after UTV driven by 8-year-old strikes a fence

Posted Jun 04, 2024 9:00 AM

DEKALB COUNTY — Two boy and a teenage girl were injured in an accident just before 5:30p.m. Monday in DeKalb County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2020 Polaris Ranger driven by an 8-year-old Cameron boy was northbound on SE Whitaker Road 3 miles northwest of Cameron.

The driver lost control of the UTV as he attempted a right turn. The vehicle traveled off the east side of the road, struck a fence and overturned.

Cameron EMS transported the driver and a 7-year-old male passenger from Cameron to Children's Mercy. A private vehicle transported another passenger, 18-year-old Annabelle Pall of Gallatin to Cameron Regional Medical Center.  They were not wearing helmets, according to the MSHP.