Sunday, August 31, 2014

Four Nevada teenagers hurt in early morning crash


Four Nevada teenagers were hurt early today in a one-vehicle crash on Jayhawker Road, four miles North of Nevada in rural Vernon County. 

Missouri Highway Patrol trooper Art Torbeck says the accident happened about 4:00 a.m. when an East-bound 1991 Chevy Blazer, driven by 22-year-old Noah Colopy of Nevada, drove off the left side of the road and overturned. Taken to Nevada Regional Medical Center with minor injuries were four passengers: 14-year-old Abbigail Elliott, 15-year-old Dakota Miller, 17-year-old Steven Pettibone and 14-year-old Haley Toland. Colopy was not hurt.


The vehicle was totaled and removed from the scene by the owner, No one in the vehicle was wearing a seatbelt.

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