A Pennsylvania truck driver was injured Tuesday when an eastbound Freightliner traveled off Highway 36 in DeKalb County, struck a crossover, went through the median, and struck an embankment. Thirty-nine-year-old Ralph Calvetti of York Haven, Pennsylvania was taken by ambulance to Mosiac Life Care in St. Joseph with minor injuries. The report noted Calvetti was […]
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Two teens injured, one life-flighted, in crash south of Kirksville
Teenagers from Novinger and Kirksville were injured Tuesday evening when a car left Route H, one mile south of Kirksville. The highway patrol reports the accident caused a passenger to be ejected from the car when it struck a ditch, became airborne, and struck the ground demolishing the vehicle. Seventeen-year-old Andrew Head of Kirksville was […]
Worthington woman injured in Highway 149 crash
A single-vehicle accident in eastern Putnam County injured 54-year-old Marilyn Carman of Worthington, Missouri who was taken by ambulance to the Northeast Regional Medical Center in Kirksville with minor injuries. Carman was northbound when she drove off the east side of Highway 149, over-corrected and traveled off the west side where the car overturned and […]
3-vehicle crash on I-35 injures Bethany man
A Bethany man was injured in a three-vehicle accident on Interstate 35 in Clay County Sunday afternoon. The highway patrol reports 27-year-old Justin Pruitt of Bethany received serious injuries when the car he was driving struck the rear of another car, which pushed it into the rear of the third vehicle. Both of the latter […]
Big rig demolished in crash on Highway 24
An Ohio resident was hurt early Sunday when a Freightliner overturned on Highway 24 in eastern Carroll County. Sixty-two-year-old Deborah Hernandez of Dayton, Ohio was transported to Truman Medical Center in Kansas City with serious injuries. She was a passenger in the truck driven by 80-year old Jose Hernandez of Dayton, Ohio who was treated […]
Princeton man injured in rollover crash south of Lucerne
A Princeton resident was hurt Saturday afternoon when the sports utility vehicle he was driving overturned on a lettered road south of Lucerne. Twenty-year-old Steven Langille Junior was taken by private vehicle to Wright Memorial Hospital in Trenton with moderate injuries. The accident happened three miles south of Lucerne on Route KK when the northbound […]
Four injured in 2-vehicle crash south of Cameron
The Highway Patrol reports four individuals sustained injuries as the result of a two-vehicle accident 10 miles south of Cameron Friday night caused by a driver falling asleep. A sports utility vehicle driven by thirty-two-year-old Jeremiah Gibson of Gallatin followed a van driven by 63-year-old Daniel Wallace of Joplin on northbound Interstate 35 when Gibson […]
Highway patrol to conduct DWI operations in multiple north Missouri counties
The commanding officer of Troop H of the Missouri State Highway Patrol has announced plans for driving while intoxicated saturation operations in multiple north Missouri counties. During the Labor Day holiday weekend, Troop H will conduct DWI saturations in Andrew, Buchanan, Daviess, Dekalb, Grundy, Harrison, Livingston, and Nodaway counties. The areas selected for enforcement are […]
Hamilton man arrested after crashing south of Gallatin
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of a Hamilton man following a one-vehicle accident four miles south of Gallatin Thursday morning. Sixty-year-old Dennis McGroom traveled north on Highway 13 when the vehicle he drove ran off the west side of the road and struck an embankment. The vehicle came to rest in a ditch and […]
Two injured in crash south of Moberly on Highway 63
The Highway Patrol reports a Moberly man and a Brookfield woman sustained injuries when a car struck a pickup truck two miles south of Moberly Thursday morning. Forty-five-year-old Crista Barton drove the car south on U. S. Highway 63 when the pickup was driven by 48-year-old Mark Churchill reportedly pulled into the car’s path before […]
Cameron man crashes motorcycle after suffering medical event
A Cameron man was injured Wednesday afternoon when the motorcycle he was operating left Highway 69, struck a ditch and traveled into a fence approximately four miles south of Cameron. An ambulance transported 58-year-old Donald Proffit to Cameron Regional Medical Center with moderate injuries. The patrol noted Proffit had a medical emergency and lost consciousness, […]
Unionville woman hurt in crash east of Centralia
The Highway Patrol reports one woman from Unionville and another from Mexico, Missouri both sustained moderate injuries in a one-car accident east of Centralia Tuesday afternoon. Sixty-eight-year-old Marilyn Smith of Mexico traveled east on Highway 22 when the car she drove ran off the right side of the road, she overcorrected, with the vehicle crossing […]
Three injured in crash at intersection of Highway 6 and NN near Jamesport
The Highway Patrol reports three individuals sustained minor injuries as a result of a three-vehicle accident in Jamesport Tuesday morning. Forty-year-old Amelia Rick of Cameron drove a van east on Route NN, attempted to cross Highway 6 to continue east on Route F, and reportedly crossed in front of another eastbound car driven by 47-year-old […]
Missouri State Highway Patrol to be out in force during Labor Day weekend
Missouri’s travelers are urged to drive and boat responsibly during the 2018 Labor Day weekend. Whether you are driving or boating, safety needs to be at the forefront of your plans. In Missouri, 11 people died and 265 were injured in 941 traffic crashes over the 2017 Labor Day holiday. That means one person was […]
Iowa man crashes in parking lot demolishing pickup
A Des Moines, Iowa resident was hurt late Saturday afternoon when the pickup truck he was operating hit a tree at a gas station North of Eagleville. Sixty-six-year-old Danny Davis was taken to Decatur County Hospital in Leon, Iowa with moderate injuries. The accident happened eight miles north of Eagleville off Highway 69 and Interstate […]
6-year-old dies in fatal SUV crash, mother accused of manslaughter
A Grant city boy was fatally injured Saturday night when a sports utility vehicle overturned on old Highway 169 just south of Grant city. Six-year-old William Straughn was pronounced dead at Northwest Medical Center in Albany approximately an hour and one half after the fatal crash. Straughn was a passenger in the SUV driven by […]
Both drivers arrested in Friday night crash at Lake Viking
The Highway Patrol reports the arrest of two drivers inside the boundaries of Lake Viking Friday night following an accident which injured one of the drivers. Thirty-nine-year-old Patrick Bottcher of Gallatin drove south in a pickup truck on Lake Viking Terrace when a northbound sports utility vehicle driven by 73-year-old Donna Redden of Altamont reportedly […]
Gallatin teen injured in one-vehicle crash near Cameron
The Highway Patrol reports a teen from Gallatin sustained minor injuries when a vehicle ran off the road four miles north of Cameron Friday afternoon. Seventy-year-old Joseph Cleveland of Senatobia, Mississippi drove north on U. S. Highway 69 when the vehicle crossed the center line. Cleveland overcorrected, which caused the vehicle to cross the center […]
Trucker dies when two big rigs collide in Southern Iowa
A crash involving two semi trucks last night in Decatur County of southern Iowa has claimed the life of a truck driver from Kansas. The location of the accident was in a construction zone on Interstate 35 about seven to eight miles north of the Missouri-Iowa state line. The Iowa Highway Patrol reports 59-year-old Mark […]
Bucklin teen hurt in single-vehicle crash
The highway patrol reports a Bucklin teenager received minor injuries when the eastbound car she was driving went off Highway 36, struck a ditch, and overturned. Sixteen-year-old Lily King was transported by an ambulance to Pershing Memorial Hospital of Brookfield. The car received moderate damage in the accident one mile west of Brookfield Wednesday afternoon. The […]