Park Hills, MO (KSDK) - A 17-year-old died Monday following an accident while driving an ATV in St. Joe State Park, the Missouri State Highway Patrol said.
According to the traffic report, the accident occurred just after 11:45 a.m. in an off-road area of the park.
The driver, identified as Aaron Hurst, was travelling northbound in the sand flats when he came across some water and hydroplaned. Hurst lost control of the ATV and the vehicle overturned.
Hurst was rushed to a nearby hospital where he was pronounced dead by the St. Francois County Coroner's Office.
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