Houston, MO – A Texas County teen was injured in a Tuesday afternoon crash on Highway Z, six miles southwest of Houston. The accident occurred at 4:30 p.m. as a 2006 Pontiac G6 driven by Christian Leonard, 18 of Houston, was southbound. Leonard traveled off the left side of the roadway, struck a ditch, and then a tree. The vehicle was totaled in the crash.
Leonard was wearing a safety device and suffered moderate injuries. He was transported by air ambulance to Cox South Hospital in Springfield
This accident was investigated by Corporal J. Sellars of Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop G.