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Teenager seriously injured in Moniteau Co. crash that totals car

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By Meghan Drakas

Published September 18, 2021 7:28 AM

MONITEAU, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 16-year-old boy was seriously injured in a crash in Moniteau County.

According to the crash report, the boy was driving along Route 87 near Shalom Drive on Friday night, when the car crossed a driveway. The car then went off the left side of the road and went airborne. The car then hit a utility pole, a fence and then overturned.

The crash totaled the 2007 Dodge Caliber.

The boy was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash and was taken to Lake Regional Hospital in Osage Beach by ambulance. He was then flown to University Hospital.

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Meghan Drakas

Meghan joined ABC 17 News in January 2021.
The Penn State grad is from the Philadelphia suburbs where she interned with several local TV stations.

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