MARIES COUNTY —A Missouri teen died in an accident just before 10:30p.m. Tuesday in Maries County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2007 GMC Yukon driven by a 17-year-old Dixon, Missouri, boy was westbound on Highway N two miles west of Highway 28.
The SUV traveled off the road, struck a tree and caught fire. The teen was pronounced dead at the scene and was transported to Birmingham-Martin Funeral Home. He was properly restrained, according to the MSHP.