A 15-year-old juvenile from Rock Port, Missouri, sustained serious injuries in a one-vehicle accident September 25, 2022, at 4:12 a.m.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol accident report, a 2016 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling north on Highway 275 five miles south of Hamburg, Iowa. The vehicle traveled off the east side of the roadway, across Route CC, off the northeast corner of the intersection and down an embankment. The front of the vehicle struck the ground, coming to rest off the northeast corner of the intersection on its wheels facing west.

The pickup was extensively damaged and was towed by Benefiel’s Towing of Hamburg.

The driver was not wearing a seatbelt. He was transported by Atchison-Holt Ambulance to Grape Community Hospital in Hamburg.

Cpl. K.L. Ebersold was the investigating officer. He was assisted by the Atchison County Sheriff’s Department, Atchison-Holt Ambulance, and the Rock Port Fire Department.