Injury crash early Sunday

Republic-Times- April 29, 2025

A male teen was injured in a crash that occurred shortly before 12:30 a.m. Sunday south of Columbia.

The Monroe County Sheriff’s Department said the Columbia teen was driving a 2013 GMC Sierra westbound on Vella E Lane when the truck veered off the roadway to the right near Gall Road, striking a mailbox. The truck overcorrected and overturned.

The teen was transported to an area hospital for treatment of unspecified injuries.

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