St. Francois County Wreck

(St. Francois County, MO) A 16 year old juvenile, from Mineral Point, is recovering from moderate injuries after a traffic accident in St. Francois County Sunday morning at 6:35. Highway Patrol reports show a pick up driven by the 16 year old was headed south on Route BB, at Wallen Road, when the truck ran over a patch of that caused it to skid off the east side of the road and smash into a culvert. The 16 year old, and his 15 year old male passenger, who is from Bismarck and received minor injuries, were taken to Parkland Health Center at Farmington. Neither of the two were wearing a seat belt when the wreck took place.