HOUSTONIA TEENAGER DIES FROM INJURIES IN FRIDAY MORNING ACCIDENT | KMMO

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the Houstonia teenager who was involved in a car crash south of the city has succumbed to her injuries.

The Highway Patrol reports that the 14-year-old died of her injuries at a Columbia hospital around 4:20 p.m. Friday. Troopers say she was the driver of a sedan that veered off Route K toward McCubbin Road and struck a culvert just before 1 a.m. Friday. The unidentified teen is Troop A’s 42nd traffic fatality of 2024.