A Springfield teenager died early Saturday morning in a single-vehicle accident that occurred on State Route D two miles north of Rogersville.
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol’s crash report, the 17-year-old who was not named was an occupant in a 2020 BMW X3 SUV driven by Benjamin Sugg, 18, of Springfield.
The eastbound BMW went off the roadway near Greene County Farm Road 253 and overturned around 2 a.m.
The 17-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene, and his family has been notified.
Another occupant, 18-year-old Jacob Zimmerman of Rogersville, was transported by private vehicle to a Springfield hospital with minor injuries.
Sugg, the driver, is in Greene County Jail awaiting charges of driving while intoxicated and leaving the scene of an accident.
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This is Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop D’s 73rd fatality for 2023.