Two Sedalia teenagers were injured in a single-vehicle accident at 6:40 p.m. Tuesday in Pettis County.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report, Jacob A. Baker, 16, was driving south on South Grand Avenue, north of Kathy Road, when he swerved to avoid an animal in the road. The vehicle traveled off the road and struck a small group of trees. Baker over-corrected, causing the vehicle to return to the road, overturn and travel off the opposite side of the road where it struck an embankment.
Baker and a passenger in his vehicle, Courtney M. Johnson, 16, were both taken by Pettis County Ambulance District to Bothwell Regional Health Center with minor injuries.
Reports indicate both Baker and Johnson were wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident.
Information is taken from preliminary Missouri State Highway Patrol and Sedalia Police Department reports, which do not necessarily contain statements from all parties involved.
