West Plains, MO. – Four Howell County teens have been taken to the hospital following a one-vehicle crash Saturday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, the crash occurred at 3:20 a.m. on Highway 142, four miles east of Moody in southern Howell County.
A westbound 2010 Kia Rio driven by Emily Mongillo, age 18 of West Plains, traveled off the right side of the roadway after the driver lost control and overcorrected, striking an embankment.
Mongillo had not been wearing a seatbelt and suffered serious injuries. She was taken by Air Evac to Cox Medical Center South for treatment. Stephin Curtis, age 18 of Caulfield, and a 17-year-old West Plains female suffered minor injuries, and Isiah Puckett, age 18 of West Plains, suffered moderate injuries. The three were taken by Howell County Ambulance to Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains for treatment. These three had been wearing their seatbelts.
