Crash Involving Teenager and Couple Ends in Fatality

An elderly couple from Charleston, MO has been killed in a two car, head on collision on Wednesday. It happened on 105, just north of East Prairie, MO.   According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, 84-year-old Alfred (Herb) Marshall and 84-year-old Nina M. Marshall, both of Charleston, died in the crash. Troopers say a 17-year-old driver from East Prairie swerved to miss a vehicle making a left hand turn and pulled into the path of the Marshall vehicle. That 17-year-old was taken to the hospital and treated for minor injuries.

Unfortunately crashes involving teenagers happen far too often. Take some time to go over safety tips with the teens in your life. For some information check the website below:

http://www.dmv.org/insurance/safe-driving-tips-for-teenage-drivers.php