Teenagers injured in Newton County accident near Granby
Staff Report
A pair of teenagers were injured Thursday morning in an accident on Racoon Road, just one mile southwest of Granby in Newton County.
A Missouri State Highway Patrol report notes that an unnamed 17-year-old male from Granby was driving north in a 1999 Ford Ranger when he went off the roadway and struck a mailbox and utility pole. The Granby teenager was minorly injured along with a 17-year-old male passenger from Stark City. They were both taken to Freeman West Hospital in Joplin and both were wearing safety devices at the time of the accident.