(Bonne Terre, Mo.) A male teen from Valles Mines and a female teen from Bonne Terre were both taken to Parkland Heath Center in Bonne Terre after being involved in an auto-accident Friday morning in Jefferson County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reports the accident took place on Route ‘E’ at Recar Drive when a Chevrolet Traverse driven by 17-year-old Spencer Hall from Valles Mines traveled off the roadway and struck a tree.

Hall sustained serious injuries while his passenger, 17-year-old Alyssa Gadberry of Bonne Terre, sustained minor injuries.

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