DENT COUNTY —A Missouri teen died in an accident just before 2:30a.m. Monday in Dent County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2008 Pontiac G6 driven by a 16-year-old Salem, Missouri boy, was westbound on Highway 119 at Highway E.
The car suffered a mechanical failure, traveled off the highway and struck a tree. A. passenger identified as Danny Luebbers, 18, Salem, was pronounced dead at the scene and transported to Wilson's Mortuary. A private vehicle transported to the driver to Salem Memorial Hospital. Salem ambulance transported a 15-year-old male passenger from Salem to the Salem Memorial Hospital. The MSHP had incomplete seat belt usage information.