Edgar Springs, MO — Police identified Shane Black as the teenager who was killed in a single-vehicle car accident in Edgar Springs, Missouri, on Saturday, February 7, 2015. The accident took place on FF Highway, around 10:30 at night.
Police say that Black was a passenger in a vehicle being driven by Austin Kuhn. Kuhn lost control of his vehicle, drove off the road and rolled over before crashing into a tree and a fence.
Both Black and Kuhn were ejected from the vehicle. It’s not clear if the two were wearing seat belts.
Officials pronounced Black dead at the scene of the accident.
Kuhn was seriously injured in the accident and taken to Phelps County Regional Medical Center before being transferred to Barnes Hospital.
Why Kuhn lost control of his vehicle is unknown.
Scene of the Accident
Commentary
Right now, we’re not sure if there were any outside factors that may have contributed to this accident, so I can’t really speak too specifically about it. I can say that, with these sorts of accidents, a driver can be held responsible for the safety of his passengers. If a passenger is injured because of unsafe behavior that the driver is engaged in, then the driver can be held accountable for it. In those cases, the relationship between the driver and the passenger would be similar to that of one driver and another who crashed into his vehicle.
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