BIG RIVER TOWNSHIP, MO (JEFFERSON COUNTY) – A 16-year-old boy was injured in a reported street-racing crash in Jefferson County late Friday night, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The collision occurred on Highway B, near Ridge Road, AT 10:56 p.m., as the 17-year-old driver of a 2013 Hyundai Azera and the 16-year-old driver of a 2007 Honda Accord were reportedly racing, with the Honda headed southbound in the northbound lane.
The driver lost control of his vehicle and collided with the guardrail, which sent him into a spin, and into the Hyundai.
The 16-year-old driver was taken to Mercy Hospital South with moderate injuries.
The other teen was not injured.
Both drivers are from High Ridge and were wearing their seatbelts at the time of the crash.
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