17-year-old killed in Gasconade County crash
Gabrielle Teiner
A 17-year-old from Bland, Missouri, was killed in a single-vehicle crash in Gasconade County on Sunday night, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
The report states that a 2007 Jeep Liberty driven by a 26-year-old Bland man with three passengers, a 17-year-old from Bland, a 22-year-old Belle man and a 37-year-old Bland man was heading south on 4th Street, about 600 feet north of Pam Drive in Owensville.
The Jeep went off the right side of the road, hit three mailboxes, a utility pole and a driveway embankment before becoming airborne. The Jeep hit the ground and rolled, throwing everyone from the car, before coming to a rest upright.
The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, while the other three suffered serious injuries from the crash.
The 22-year-old was flown to Mercy Hospital in St. Louis, while the 26-year-old and 37-year-old men were taken to Mercy Hospital in Washington, Missouri, by ambulance.
The report states neither the driver nor the passengers were wearing seatbelts at the time of the crash. The Jeep was totaled.