Teen seriously injured in one-vehicle Grundy County crash

GRUNDY COUNTY, Mo. (News-Press NOW) -- A Galt, Missouri, teen suffered serious injuries in a one-vehicle crash Wednesday in Grundy County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the crash occurred around 8:20 p.m. at the intersection of Northeast Second and 10th streets, just under 3 miles southwest of Galt.

A 15-year-old driving a utility terrain vehicle lost control and overcorrected. The UTV flipped and launched the teen boy from the vehicle.

First responders took him to M.U. in Columbia, Missouri, for serious injuries.

He was not wearing safety gear, according to the crash report.