Mountain Grove, MO. – Three teenagers from the area have become injured after a two-vehicle accident on Saturday, August 6th.
This crash occurred on Gumbo Road, 1 mile South of Mountain Grove. Tyler Long and Waylon Williams, two 18-year-old males from Mountain Grove and Hartville, respectively, were riding in a 1997 Chevy S10, when Long failed to yield at a stop sign. They then collided with a 2005 Chevy Silverado, driven by a 15-year-old male juvenile from Mountain Grove, forcing both of them off the right side of the road.
Long and the 15-year-old escaped with minor injuries, but Williams sustained moderate injuries in the crash. The juvenile was wearing their safety device, but neither Long nor Williams were wearing theirs.
This accident was investigated by Master Sergeant D.B. Pounds of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Troop G.
