Ralls County Teen Dies In A One Vehicle Accident

A Hannibal teen died and his passenger was seriously injured in Ralls County on Saturday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, at approximately 8:30 pm, 18-year-old Tucker Tollerton of Hannibal was headed west on Route M about three miles southwest of Hannibal, when he drove off the right side of the road and then over-corrected and causing the SUV to travel off the other side of the roadway and overturned several times. Tollerton was pronounced dead at the scene and a passenger, 18-year-old Jace Utterback of New London was taken to an area hospital for treatment.  According to the report, Tollerton was NOT wearing a safety device, however, Utterback was wearing a seat belt when the accident occurred.