CRAWFORD COUNTY, MO – A 17-year-old driver failed to yield and crashed into a 1989 Chevrolet Silverado on Highway 19 on Wednesday afternoon.
The teenage driver was driving a 2000 Dodge RAM westbound and failed to yield to the Chevrolet driver traveling southbound, police report. MSHP reports the crash happened near The Rafting Company Camping-RV River Resort around 2:50 p.m.
Kenneth C. Martin, the Chevrolet driver, sought treatment for minor injuries.
Both drivers were wearing seat belts.
Police report both vehicles sustained minor damages.
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