(Salem, Mo.) A teenager from Salem was taken to Salem Memorial District Hospital after being involved in a one-vehicle accident Wednesday evening in Dent County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident took place on Highway 32, 14 miles east of Salem, when a GMC Jimmy driven by 19-year-old Austin Roark of Salem traveled off the right side of the roadway and struck a tree.

Roark sustained moderate injuries in the crash.

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