Livingston County crash leaves man with serious injuries

By NewsPress Now

A Chillicothe, Missouri, teen is hospitalized with serious injuries following a crash Monday morning on Highway V.

The accident happened when an 18-year-old driving south on Livingston County Route 251 just east of Chillicothe failed to yield when crossing Highway V and was hit by a westbound truck, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The teen’s car struck a utility pole following the crash and he was taken by ambulance to Truman Medical Center with serious injuries. The patrol report said he was not wearing a seat belt.

The driver of the truck, a 26-year-old man from Chula, Missouri, was wearing a seat belt and wasn’t injured, the patrol report said.