JEFFERSON COUNTY, Mo. — A 17-year-old boy from Fenton was killed in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday morning in Jefferson County.
The incident occurred shortly before 11:30 a.m. on southbound Missouri Route 21 near Four Ridge Road.
The driver of the 2003 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling too fast for the conditions and overcorrected. The vehicle traveled off the right side of the road, hit a tree and overturned, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
The crash report also stated the driver was partially ejected after not wearing a seatbelt and was pronounced dead at the scene.
A spokesperson for the Fox C-6 School District confirmed that he was a student in the district. His identity has not been released at this time.
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