AURORA, Mo. – An Aurora teen is in serious condition after falling out of the bed of a moving pickup early this morning.
Missouri Highway Patrol reports 19-year-old Kameron Hale was driving a pickup on Farm Road 2000 just south of Aurora with 19-year-old Blake Hartswigsen riding on the tailgate in the back of the vehicle. The accident report states the driver accelerated causing Hartswigsen to fall off the tailgate.
He was taken to Mercy Hospital in Springfield for serious injuries.