Teen passenger critical after being ejected from vehicle during crash
The crash was reported early Tuesday morning.
An 18-year-old man is in a critical condition in a hospital after being ejected from a vehicle during a crash.
The incident happened just before 6 a.m. Tuesday at 230th Street West and Iona Avenue in Morristown Township, Rice County.
Responders arrived to find the 18-year-old, who was the passenger, had been thrown from the vehicle and had critical injuries.
He was taken by ambulance to a nearby hospital and was later transferred to a trauma center.
The driver was a 17-year-old girl who suffered minor injuries, and was arrested at the scene.
Police say they have taken a blood sample from her, and charges are pending the result of that blood test.
