DOUGLAS COUNTY, Mo.—One person died in an accident just before 7p.m. Monday in Douglas County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2014 Ford Focus driven by a 15-year-old Ava, Missouri boy was westbound on County Road 500 one mile west of Ava.
The car struck a 16-year-old Ava boy who fell from the hood of the car. The boy was pronounced dead at Cox Hospital, according to the Patrol. There were no other injuries. The driver was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP. The Patrol no longer releases names of accident victims.