Morgan County chase ends in crash, teen seriously hurt

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 16-year-old Montreal, Missouri boy was seriously hurt in a crash after a chase with the Missouri State Highway Patrol on Thursday.

According to a Highway Patrol crash report, the crash happened on Highway 5, about 1500 feet south of Smooth Hill Dr. at 10:47 p.m.

The teen was driving a 2000 Chevrolet 1500 when law enforcement began the pursuit.

A trooper used his patrol vehicle, a 2023 Ford Explorer, to stop the pickup truck, causing it to skid and rotate counterclockwise. The truck went off the left side of the road and overturned, throwing the teen from the truck.

Sgt. Kyle Green said in a text message, "Due to the increasing danger to the public caused by the extremely dangerous driving of the suspect, the Missouri State Highway Patrol conducted a tactical vehicle intervention."

The teen was flown to University Hospital with serious injuries. The trooper was not hurt.

The truck was totaled and the patrol car had minor damage. The report states the teen was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the crash.

The patrol was assisted by deputies from Morgan and Camden Counties.