Crash & Collision Archives

Three receive serious injuries in Camden County crash

November 21, 2020 5:42 PM Sydney Olsen

Three people were sent to local hospitals after a crash in Camden County Saturday.

Chicago man charged with DWI causing serious bodily injury after Tuesday night wreck

November 19, 2020 11:14 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Chicago man is charged with DWI after a Tuesday night wreck that sent one person to the hospital with serious injuries. According to court documents, Pierre Garrett was crashed going eastbound on Interstate 70 at the US 40 overpass. Garrett told Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper that someone had robbed him

Patrol: 2 hurt and 1 arrested in Boone County DWI crash

November 18, 2020 10:38 AM Matt Ragsdale

Mid-Missouri troopers say two people were hurt and one other was arrested Tuesday afternoon after a DWI crash near the Midway exit on Interstate 70 East.

Crash blocking westbound Highway 40 in Boone County

November 16, 2020 6:43 PM ABC 17 News Team

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol and Boone Fire crews are responding to a crash on Highway 40 in Boone County. It happened in the last half-hour near Route J. According to a notification from Boone County Joint Communications, the crash is blocking a westbound lane of the highway. ABC 17 crews on

Authorities respond to fatal crash in Callaway County

November 15, 2020 4:09 PM Sydney Olsen

One person was injured and another was killed in a crash in Callaway County on Sunday.

One person receives serious injuries after falling asleep at the wheel

November 14, 2020 5:33 PM Sydney Olsen

One man was taken to Lake Regional Hospital on Friday after a crash in Morgan County.

One man involved in serious crash in Montgomery County

November 14, 2020 5:29 PM Sydney Olsen

One man received serious injuries in a crash in Montgomery County on Friday.

Audrain County man arrested after a crash Wednesday afternoon

November 13, 2020 12:04 AM Karl Wehmhoener

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) Mexico Public Safety arrested a man Wednesday after a wreck at the intersection of North Clark and Perry Street. According to the Audrain County probable cause statement, Kimmie Watts was following a vehicle and began rear-ending it causing the victim’s car and his car to crash. According to officers, Watts appeared confused

Camdenton woman charged in July 2020 wreck

November 12, 2020 10:38 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CAMDENTON, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camden County woman is charged on multiple counts after a July 2, 2020 wreck on Missouri 7 Highway. According to court documents, Ashley Menke was the driver of a vehicle that pulled in front of another vehicle just before 7 a.m. During the investigation into the crash, the trooper found a

New Florence man hurt in Monday motorcycle crash

November 10, 2020 1:29 PM Matt Ragsdale

The Missouri Highway Patrol says a New Florence man was hurt in a motorcycle crash on Interstate 70 East.

Man receives serious injuries in motorcycle crash

November 8, 2020 4:21 PM Sydney Olsen

A man was transported to Lake Regional Hospital after a motorcycle crash in Morgan County on Saturday.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

Woman receives serious injuries in Audrain County crash

November 8, 2020 4:30 PM Sydney Olsen

One woman was seriously injured in a crash involving three vehicles in Audrain County on Saturday.

Driver seriously injured in wreck on Highway 5 south of Fortuna

November 6, 2020 8:16 PM Karl Wehmhoener

FORTUNA, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol reports a driver was seriously injured during a wreck Friday morning in Moniteau County on Highway 5. According to the online crash report, the driver attempted to overtake three vehicles but lost control. The crash report indicates the vehicle left the roadway hitting a sign, utility pole and

2 hurt in Jefferson City crash

November 5, 2020 11:52 AM Matt Ragsdale

Jefferson City officers say two people were hurt in a crash Thursday morning.

No students hurt in Sedalia bus crash

November 4, 2020 11:36 AM Matt Ragsdale

The Sedalia School District said no Smith-Cotton High School students were hurt in a bus crash Wednesday morning.

Missouri woman crossing street to vote hit and killed by car

November 3, 2020 3:23 PM Associated Press

AFFTON, Mo. (AP) — Police say an 85-year-old woman crossing the street to vote was hit and killed by a car in St. Louis County. Sgt. Benjamin Granda said the woman was walking to get to a polling place inside the Affton Community Center about 6 a.m. Tuesday when she was hit. Her name has

Woman in serious condition after Cooper County crash

November 3, 2020 10:03 AM Matt Ragsdale

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Warsaw, Mo. woman is in serious condition Tuesday morning after a crash on Interstate 70 West in Cooper County Tuesday. Paula Priesmeyer, 57, had serious injuries after the crash near the 114 mile marker, state troopers said. The patrol’s crash report said Priesmeyer and 33-year-old Derek Kniptash were both driving

Woman killed in south-central Missouri crash of 3 vehicles

November 2, 2020 3:51 PM Associated Press

ROLLA, Mo. (AP) — Authorities say a St. Louis County woman was killed and four others were injured in a south-central Missouri crash involving three vehicles. The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports the crash happened Saturday afternoon near Rolla in Phelps County. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says 54-year-old Melissa Schmuelling was a passenger in a

Man seriously hurt in Cooper County single-vehicle crash

November 2, 2020 11:26 AM Matt Ragsdale

State troopers say a 21-year-old man was seriously hurt in single-vehicle crash in Cooper County on Sunday night.

Driver dies after hitting deer and being ejected from vehicle

October 31, 2020 1:34 AM Zach Boetto

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Harrisburg man died Friday after he hit a deer and was ejected from his vehicle. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports, 54-year-old Noel R Hertzing was driving westbound on Highway 124, east of Hopper Road around 6:30 p.m. That’s when Hertzing hit a deer causing the vehicle to slide