Republic teens seriously injured in two-vehicle collision

Three Republic teens were injured in a two-vehicle collision 7:25 p.m. Wednesday on Highway N, two miles north of Republic.

According to the Highway Patrol report, a 2010 Ford Escape driven by Antonio A. Maldonado-Kline, 19, Republic, made a left turn into the path of a 2007 Ford Focus driven by Ashton T. Havens, 24, Republic.






Maldonado-Kline was treated for minor injuries at Cox South Hospital, Springfield.

A juvenile male, 15, and a juvenile female, 14, were treated for serious injuries at Cox.