Mountain Grove, MO. – A young girl was injured in an ATV crash near Mountain Grove Saturday night. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, the accident occurred on private property ten miles north of Mountain Grove at 9:30 p.m.
A 2021 Polaris Outlaw ATV was being driven by an 8-year-old girl on private lands when the girl was ejected from the vehicle. The girl was wearing a helmet and suffered moderate injuries. She was taken by private vehicle to Cox South Hospital in Springfield for treatment.
While Missouri law states that no one under the age of 16 is to drive an ATV, the law does make some exceptions when it comes to private property. source https://www.cpsc.gov/Global/Safety%20Education/Safety-Information-Centers/ATV/State%20ATV%20Information/MissouriLaw.pdf
