A Benton, Mo., teenager was injured Sunday morning in a one-car accident, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Justin Patrick, 16, was a passenger in a car driven by Stephen Cruz, also 16. Cruz failed to negotiate a curve on Scott County Road 431, one-half mile south of Morley, Mo., and his vehicle overturned.
Patrick received moderate injuries and was taken to St. Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
-- From staff reports
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