Two Juveniles from High Ridge Seriously Injured in Pickup Truck Crash in St. Francois County

Courtesy Luke Turnbough

(Goose Creek) Two juveniles from High Ridge, who were passengers in a pickup truck, were seriously injured early Saturday morning in a crash in St. Francois County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident happened on County Line Drive, just south of Stone Mountain Drive in Goose Creek when a Dodge Ram 2500 driven by 44-year-old Jason Boldt of High Ridge ran off the road, he overcorrected, came back onto the roadway and then overturned.

Boldt was not injured but his two passengers were seriously injured.

An 11-year-old girl and 15-year-old boy were both flown to Children’s Hospital in St. Louis.