Jul 18, 2023

15-year-old Kan. girl identified as victim in fatal UTV accident

Posted Jul 18, 2023 4:30 PM
Photo courtesy Travis-Noe Funeral Home
Photo courtesy Travis-Noe Funeral Home

ADAIR COUNTY, Mo. —A Kansas girl died in accident just after 9p.m. Sunday in Adair County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Polaris Ranger driven by a 15-year-old girl from Eureka, Kansas was southbound downhill on Sugar Creek School Trail eight miles southwest of Kirksville.

The teen lost control on the gravel road. The UTV traveled off the left side of the road, overturned and she was ejected. EMS pronounced her dead at the scene and she was transported to Travis Noe Funeral Home who identified her as Kenlee Wallace.  The MSHP released no additional details.