Camdenton teen dies in collision Missouri

A Mid-Missouri teenager died Wednesday night when two vehicles collided in southern Jefferson City.Police identified the fatality as Chelsea D. Fredrickson, 19, of Camdenton.She was driving a 2003 Saturn Ion westbound in the westbound lanes of U.S. 54 at Route 179 when a Ford Ranger pickup headed the opposite direction smashed into her car head on. She was pronounced dead at the scene of the 9:57 p.m. crash.

Police report Dennis G. Leporin, 29, of Columbia, was driving the pickup the wrong way, eastbound in the westbound lanes of the divided highway. He was taken to a local hospital with moderate injuries.

A passenger in the front seat of the Saturn - Jasper J. Richmond - was flown by air ambulance to University Hospital in Columbia with serious injuries. Police did not report an age or hometown for Richmond.

Police suspect alcohol was a contributing circumstance to the crash. Officers diverted traffic onto Missouri 179 for around three hours while they processed the crash scene.