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17-year-old Killed in Car Accident by 13-year-old Driver

Posted: Jul 27, 2012 7:16 AM by Matt Moreno
Updated: Jul 27, 2012 7:17 AM

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FRANKLIN COUNTY - Aubrey Nothum of Washington, Missouri was killed in a car accident Friday morning by a 13-year-old driver.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the crash happened at 12:04 a.m. when 13-year-old Kymberlie Vandenbossche was driving northbound on MO-100. Vandenbossche was driving above the speed limit when she failed to yield to an emergency vehicle. Nothum was sitting at a stop light, waiting to turn onto MO-47 from MO-100, when Vandenbossche lost control of the car and struck the left side of Nothum's car.

Nothum was taken to Mercy Washington Hospital by ambulance where she was pronounced dead at 2:54 a.m.

Vandenbossche was driving with an 11-year-old relative, Brandon Vandenbossche, at the time of the accident.

Kymberlie and Brandon Vandenbossche received moderate injuries.

Nothum was not wearing a seatbelt at the time of the accident.

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