Versailles teen dies in Miller County crash
Haley Swaino
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A 16-year-old from Versailles died after his parked vehicle was hit on Highway 54 in Miller County on Friday, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
According to an MSHP crash report, the boy was parked in a 1995 Mercury Cougar on Highway 54 eastbound, east of Lakeland Road, a little after 10 p.m. He was parked between the ride side shoulder and driving lane with the left front and rear tires in the right lane of travel, the report says.
A 2019 Ford Flex – driven by a 41-year-old man from Eldon – was heading eastbound on the highway when it hit the rear of the Mercury Cougar.
The teenager was pronounced dead at the scene, the report states. The man was not hurt.
Neither were wearing a seatbelt and both vehicles were totaled.