NewsJune 30, 2008
Malden teen injured in ATV crash
TALLAPOOSA, Mo. -- A Malden teenager was injured after being ejected from an all-terrain vehicle early Sunday in New Madrid County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 12:15 a.m. on Route B, two miles south of Tallapoosa, Gregory T. Shafer, 21, of Gideon was operating a four-wheeler and towing a second ATV occupied by 15-year-old James J. ...
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TALLAPOOSA, Mo. -- A Malden teenager was injured after being ejected from an all-terrain vehicle early Sunday in New Madrid County. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol, at 12:15 a.m. on Route B, two miles south of Tallapoosa, Gregory T. Shafer, 21, of Gideon was operating a four-wheeler and towing a second ATV occupied by 15-year-old James J. Burleson of Malden. The accident occurred when the second ATV overturned and ejected Burleson, who was seriously injured and air evacuated to Saint Francis Medical Center in Cape Girardeau.
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