Teen Injured in Collision With Guardrail
A 16-year-old Warrensburg girl was injured Sunday afternoon in a one-vehicle crash that occurred in Benton County.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports that 41-year-old Jason M. Koenig of Warrensburg was driving a westbound 2008 Chevy Silverado on Route C, about a quarter mile east of the Benton-Henry county line around 1:15 p.m., when he tried to avoid a collision with an oncoming vehicle, causing the Chevy to veer to the right and impact a guardrail.
The vehicle then spun counter-clockwise, crossed the center line and struck the left-side guardrail, becoming lodged on it.
His passenger, a 16-year-old female, also of Warrensburg, suffered minor injuries and was transported to Golden Valley Hospital in Clinton by ambulance.
The Silverado was totaled and towed by Tolliver's in Lincoln.