Mo. man dies in wreck involving 12-year-old ATV driver

DESLOGE, Mo. (AP) -- Authorities continue to investigate a fatal off-road accident involving a motorcycle and an ATV driven by a 12-year-old.

The accident happened Sunday at St. Joe State Park in St. Francois County, killing 19-year-old Stephen Buckman of Desloge.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says Buckman's motorcycle was struck head-on by an all-terrain vehicle driven by the child. Buckman was thrown from the motorcycle and pronounced dead at the scene. The boy on the ATV was not injured.

No charges have been filed.

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Information from: St. Louis Post-Dispatch, http://www.stltoday.com