ST. CLAIR COUNTY, MO. (THECOUNT) — Cody Singleton, of Osceola, Missouri, has been identified as the teen killed in a two-vehicle crash on MO-13 Saturday night.
Singleton, 16, was operating a Chevrolet Malibu, when for unknown reasons, he failed to yield the right of way and traveled into the path of a Dodge 1500 pickup truck after 10 p.m. Saturday.
Singleton was pronounced dead at the scene of multiple blunt force trauma injuries.
A crash report noted the victim was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the violent crash.
A female passenger, 18, was also not wearing a seatbelt and suffered serious injuries. She was transported to an area hospital in serious condition. Her condition has not been updated by officials.
The 53-year-old harnessed Dodge pickup driver was tested for alcohol, as required by law. It is unclear if anyone was cited at the scene.
His two passengers, a 33-year-old male and a 34-year-old male, were not wearing their seatbelts and suffered moderate injuries, reports OzarksFirst.
Both cars were a total loss.
The investigation is ongoing.
Geo quick facts: St. Clair County is a county located in the western portion of the U.S. state of Missouri. As of the 2010 census, the population was 9,805. Its county seat is Osceola. The county was organized in 1841 and named after General Arthur St. Clair, Governor of the Northwest Territory – Wikipedia.
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