Deadly Crash

Cameron teen dies in Monday night accident

The highway patrol reports a sports utility vehicle overturned last night approximately three miles north of Cameron, claiming the life of one teenager and injuring another. The state patrol said a passenger, 17-year-old Taylor Mefford of Cameron, was pronounced dead at the scene by the DeKalb County Coroner. The driver of the SUV, 16-year-old Brendan […]

Missouri Highway Patrol

Missouri Highway Patrol graduates 26 troopers

Colonel J. Bret Johnson, the superintendent of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, announces 26 troopers graduated from the Patrol’s Law Enforcement Academy on Friday, June 24, 2016. The ceremony took place at 10 a.m. in the Academy gymnasium. The 102nd Recruit Class reported to the Academy on January 4, 2016. The new troopers report for […]

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Missouri Highway Patrol to increase enforcement efforts in north Missouri during extended July 4 holiday

The extended July 4th holiday weekend this year involves a four-day period – meaning extra traffic on the roads and highways. Missouri State Highway Patrol will have officers participating with increased enforcement efforts. Troopers in northeast Missouri will participate in Operation CARE which stands for Combined Accident Reduction Effort – a national traffic enforcement program […]

Missouri Highway Patrol

Missouri State Highway Patrol at Macon to participate in operation C.A.R.E

Missouri State Highway Patrol officers of Troop B, Macon, will be participating in Operation C.A.R.E. during the 2016 July Fourth holiday weekend. Operation C.A.R.E. (Combined Accident Reduction Effort) is a national traffic enforcement program aimed at making holiday weekends safer. During this enforcement operation, all available troopers will be assigned to patrol Missouri highways, not […]

Accident

Truck collision injures Cameron man

A Cameron man was hurt on Friday when the pickup truck he was driving hit the drivers side of a gravel truck, northwest of Cameron.  Fifty-four year old Larry Brown was taken to Cameron Regional Medical Center, with injuries described as moderate by the Highway Patrol. The collision was around 12 noon on Friday, five […]

Rollover Accident

Adult and 4 children injured in rollover crash near Eagleville; Driver arrested on assault/careless and imprudent driving

The highway patrol reports an Eagleville man and four children were injured early Thursday evening in a rollover accident on Harrison County Route W. The highway patrol arrest report accused Daniel Score of driving while intoxicated, four counts of assault, and careless and imprudent driving.  He was later arrested by the highway patrol. The accident […]

Motorcycle Accident

Trenton man injured in motorcycle crash on I-70

The highway patrol reports Trenton and Kansas City residents were injured last evening when thrown from a motorcycle as it was traveling on Interstate 70 in LaFayette County. The patrol report shows 41-year-old Joseph Wilcoxson of Trenton, and 44-year-old Evalora Hughes of Kansas City were taken by ambulance to the Centerpoint Hospital with moderate injuries. An investigating officer reported […]

Click It or Ticket

Missouri Highway Patrol reports results of “Click it or ticket” operation in Grundy County

A total of 24 citations and 48 warnings were issued in conjunction with a “Click It or Ticket” seat belt enforcement operation conducted in Grundy County on June 1, 2016. Totals from this enforcement effort include: 5–speed citations 17–seat belt citations 2–uninsured motorist citations “Motorists traveling on Missouri’s roadways can expect that members of the […]