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Missouri teen dies after ejected when SUV overturns

CAMDEN COUNTY — One person was injured in an accident just after 5a.m. Friday in Camden County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 1997 Chevy Tahoe driven by Levi A. Capek, 19, Climax Springs, was eastbound on Knob Hollow Road just east of Fiery Fork Road. The driver lost control of the SUV and it began to skid. It traveled off the left side of the road, struck an embankment, returned to the road, overturned and the driver was ejected.

Capek was pronounced dead at the scene. He was not wearing a seat belt, according to the MSHP.

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