NIXA, Mo. -- Four teens killed in a southwest Missouri crash will be remembered today at a candlelight vigil.
The Springfield News- Leader reported the vigil will get underway at 5 p.m. at the Union Hill Church of Christ in Nixa. The crash happened Wednesday night when a pickup truck hit a tree in Stone County.
The driver, 17-year-old Landon Potts of Nixa was killed, along with three of his seven passengers.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol identified the victims as 19-year-old Logan Middleton of Nixa; 19-year-old Lance Porterfield of Sparta, Missouri; and 19-year-old Cody Uber of Nixa.
Two other passengers were taken to a Springfield hospital with serious injuries. A CoxHealth spokeswoman says one of those teens has been discharged, and the other teen's condition has been upgraded to stable.
Information from: Springfield News-Leader, http://www.news-leader.com
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