MORGAN COUNTY, Mo. — A two-car crash over the weekend ended in an alleged assault, a man being tazed by police, and a 16-year-old with a broken femur and other serious injuries. 

The Morgan County Prosecuting Attorney has charged Andrew Michael Martinez, 27, of Versailles, Mo., with felony first-degree assault, resisting arrest and endangering the welfare of a child. 

It all began at 3:30 p.m., Saturday, June 4.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a Jeep Patriot driven by Brian Kinnaman, 18, of Versailles, Mo., was turning north from Misty Road to Route TT where it was struck crossing the southbound lane by a Ford Escort driven by a 16-year-old from Stover, Mo.

According to court documents, a Morgan County Deputy arrived to the scene of the crash and a reported assault to find the driver of the Escort on the ground with a broken femur and a laceration above his right eye.

Three witnesses to the assault reported to observing Martinez kick and stomp on the head and chest of the minor driver of the Escort. 

The deputy reports that Martinez pulled away from an officer and was tazed before being handcuffed. 

Due to the severity of the minor’s injuries, the ambulance was rerouted from Capital Region Medical Center to an undisclosed hospital. It is unclear in court documents to what extent the minor’s injuries are attributable to the crash and/or the assault.  

The driver of the Jeep and two passengers, suffering minor to moderate injuries from the crash, where all taken by ambulance to Capital Medical Center in Jefferson City, Mo.

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