Teen airlifted to hospital after UTV crash in Camden County

Published July 27, 2021 8:25 AM

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ)

A 15-year-old boy from Richmond, Missouri, was seriously injured in a UTV crash Monday night.

According to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports, the teen was riding a 2019 Polaris Ranger UTV shortly after 8 p.m. on Route A in Camden County.

Troopers say the teen lost control of the UTV after going over a small hill. The UTV then went into a dry creek bed before flipping over.

An emergency helicopter transported the boy to Cox Medical Center South in Springfield for treatment.

Troopers said he was not wearing a helmet at the time of the crash.

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Molly Stawinoga

Molly Stawinoga is ABC 17’s weekday morning anchor and a reporter at ABC 17 News. Molly joined the news team in 2017 while studying political science, journalism and Spanish at the University of Missouri. She is originally from DeKalb, Illinois.

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