Driver hit by St. Louis man who failed to yield on Highway 17

PULASKI COUNTY, MO – A teenager was injured on Highway 17 Thursday night after a St. Louis man crashed into the vehicle in which he was a passenger, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reports.

A male 15-year-old was inside a 1999 Dodge Q25 pickup near Highway P when the driver of a 2008 Honda CRV crashed into his vehicle after failing to yield.

Officials transported the juvenile to Mercy Hospital Lebanon.

The details of the accident have not been reported.

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