Missouri

Two Missouri teens killed in fiery crash

ROGERSVILLE, Mo. – The Missouri State Highway Patrol says two teenagers were killed when the Jeep they were in went off a road in southwest Missouri and caught fire.

The patrol says the accident in Rogersville early Sunday killed Garret Krasser of Springfield and Christina Harter of Rogersville. They were both 17.

The patrol says a Jeep Krasser was driving failed to negotiate a turn, went off a road, hit and tree and caught fire.

The two teenagers died at the scene.

Autopsies are scheduled for Monday.

This story was originally published August 17, 2015 at 6:43 AM with the headline "Two Missouri teens killed in fiery crash."

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