10-Year-Old Hurt In Rear Ending Accident

A 10-year-old St. Joseph boy was left with minor injuries after the vehicle he was a passenger in was rear ended by a motorcycle Thursday evening in Buchanan County.

The Highway Patrol reports the 10-year-old was a passenger in a 2008 Mercury Milan that was stopped at a traffic light at North Belt Highway and COunty line Road at 7:17 P.M. Thursday when that vehicle was struck from behind by a 2021 Kawasaki Sport Bike being driven by 33-year-old Dakotah L. Runnels.

The 10-year-old was the only injured party, suffering minor injuries. That child was taken by Buchanan County EMS to Mosaic Life Care in St. Joseph for treatment.