On Monday morning, September 12, a young girl was killed in a Utility-Task Vehicle or UTV.
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol the accident happened around midday in Andrew County, along Missouri Highway 136 about two and a half miles north of Missouri Highway 48 and 75 miles to the north of Kansas City, Missouri. The Polaris Ranger UTV was being operated by a nine year old girl who lost control and ove corrected, causing the vehicle to crash and partially flip onto its side.
The passenger, 8 year old Alexis Leavenworth from Kansas was ejected and she was declared dead at the scene. The driver who is as yet unnamed, was seriously injured and was taken by ambulance to a St. Joseph hospital.
No other vehicle was involved and the accident is still under investigation. There has been no update on the condition of the driver.
If you or your loved ones have been injured or killed in an accident, please contact our St. Joseph accident claims attorneys right away so that we can collect the evidence before it is lost or destroyed. Call Yonke Law, L.L.C. at (816) 221-6400 or contact us online today.
