Thursday 15th May 2025

A La Monte teen was injured in a traffic crash at an intersection in Pettis County on Thursday.
According to a report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred as the driver of an eastbound vehicle, 17-year-old Micah Richey, of La Monte, reportedly pulled into the path of a northbound vehicle, driven by 28-year-old Hannah Zaragoza, of Sedalia.
A 13-year-old female passenger in Richey’s vehicle reportedly sought her own treatment of minor injures. Richey and Zaragoza reportedly were not inured.
The crash happen just before 8 a.m. at the intersection of La Monte and Washington Streets in La Monte.