An Oran, Mo., teen received minor injuries in a traffic accident in Scott County Saturday night, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The accident occurred as 16-year-old Amanda Hurst was traveling southbound on U.S. 61. A vehicle driven by 42-year-old Ricky Kelley of Bloomfield, Mo., traveling northbound, crossed the center line, striking Hurst head on. Hurst was taken by private vehicle to Southeast Missouri Hospital in Cape Girardeau and Kelley received no injuries.
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