Feb 17, 2024

16-year-old Mo. boy dead, 3 teens injured after car strikes a tree

Posted Feb 17, 2024 12:15 PM

MILLER COUNTY— One person died in an accident just before 10p.m. Friday in Miller County

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2005 Acura TL driven by a 16-year-old boy from Brumley was eastbound on River Road just before Osage River Bridge Road.

The car traveled off the left side of the road, struck a tree and overturned.

Lake Ozark EMS transported the driver, a 17-year-old boy and 16-year-old boy from Lake Ozark to Lake Regional Hospital where the driver was pronounced deceased.

A private vehicle transported a 15-year-old female passenger from Eldon to Ozark Regional for treatment. The teen passengers from Lake Ozark were not wearing seat belts, according to the MSHP.