Area teen injured when car runs off road, hits trees

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A teen from Ozark County was injured when the vehicle he was driving ran off the road and struck two trees. Nineteen-year-old Tristan Wittkofski of Gainesville was taken to Ozarks Medical Center in West Plains for treatment of what were termed moderate injuries. A passenger, 17-year-old Melanie Hann of Willow Springs, was also transported to the hospital with minor injuries.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident happened when Wittkofski’s vehicle skidded off the roadway and struck the trees.

The crash happened Friday morning at 7:30 on Missouri Route 181, 2 miles south of Dora.

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