Crash & Collision Archives

Fulton man dies in Audrain County crash

June 14, 2021 11:48 AM Matthew Sanders

Lary D. Turner, 71, was pronounced dead at University Hospital after the crash Sunday afternoon on Route B near Highway 54, just north of Auxvasse.

Multiple people thrown off motorcycle in Osage County crash on Tuesday

June 16, 2021 6:49 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were thrown off a Yamaha Boulevard motorcycle on Tuesday in Osage County, after it overturned in a crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the motorcycle was trying to pass another vehicle while traveling westbound on Mo 100 West of Two Socks Trail, when it had a

Jefferson City crash sends pedestrian to hospital; second crash blocks traffic on Missouri Blvd. ramp

June 10, 2021 3:27 PM Karl Wehmhoener

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A pedestrian is injured after he tried to cross the 1600 block of Jefferson St. Thursday morning at 9:38 in Jefferson City while trying to fix a flat. According to the Jefferson City police, Everett Pruitt was changing a flat tire when he tried to cross the highway to get to

Emergency crews respond to the intersection of Worley Street and Providence Road in Columbia after a crash.

Car causes little damage after crashing into Columbia home

June 10, 2021 8:06 AM Molly Stawinoga

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Part of Worley Street in Columbia was closed off Thursday after a car crashed into a home around 7:30 a.m. Officials with the Columbia Police Department told ABC 17 News crews at the scene that two cars were involved in a fender bender at the intersection with Providence Road. One car crashed

Chance of motorcycle crashes increases with warmer weather

June 9, 2021 3:48 PM Leila Mitchell

Officials said Wednesday — the day after a deadly motorcycle crash near Columbia — that the possibility of such crashes will only grow with warm weather.

Columbia man killed in Old Plank Road motorcycle crash

June 9, 2021 9:32 AM Matthew Sanders

A 31-year-old Columbia man was speeding on his motorcycle when he died in a head-on crash Tuesday on Old Plank Road, the Boone County Sheriff’s Office said.

Motorcyclist dies after a head-on collision on Old Plank Road and Route K

June 8, 2021 8:57 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A motorcycle driver is dead after a head-on collision on west Old Plank Rd near W Rte K. Boone County Joint Communications reported the crash at 7:49 p.m. Boone County Fire Protection District Assistant Chief Gale Blomenkamp said the driver was pronounced dead at the scene. No one including two children that

Woman charged after Sept. 2020 wreck resulted in life-threatening injuries

June 8, 2021 8:46 PM ABC 17 News Team

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A person is charged in connection with a south Columbia crash that resulted in life-threatening injuries. Hannah Jawad is charged with second-degree assault, amred criminal action and driving without a valid license. According to court documents, Jawad was driving east on Green Meadows road on September 2nd when she crossed the center

Three injured after a two-vehicle wreck Tuesday morning in Cole County

June 8, 2021 5:31 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people are seriously injured and one person is moderately injured after a two-vehicle crash on Route B, south of Schulte Lane in Cole County Tuesday morning. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Zion Strickland was driving a 2018 Chevy Malibu and tried to pass another vehicle when

Kansas City Chiefs linebackers coach Britt Reid

Former Chiefs assistant coach pleads not guilty in crash

June 7, 2021 5:23 PM Associated Press

KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) — Former Kansas City Chiefs assistant coach Britt Reid has pleaded not guilty in a crash that left a young girl critically injured. The judge modified Reid’s bond Monday to allow him to drive with an interlock device installed that requires him to pass a breathalyzer test before his vehicle will

Motorcycle driver seriously injured after I-70 wreck in Callaway County

June 7, 2021 3:25 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A motorcycle driver was seriously injured Sunday afternoon after a two-vehicle wreck on Interstate 70 near mile marker 148.6 in Callaway County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Terry Shipley drove a 2007 Yamaha motorcycle and passed motorists on the right shoulder. Shipley then veered left to avoid

Video shows car nearly hit trooper’s vehicle before crashing

June 7, 2021 10:49 AM Matthew Sanders

A dashboard camera video released Sunday shows a close call for a Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper over the weekend.

A power pole in Columbia was knocked down in a Monday morning DWI crash.

Power pole knocked down in DWI crash

June 7, 2021 1:59 AM Zach Boetto

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Columbia Water & Light is working to get a power pole back up Monday morning after a man allegedly driving while intoxicated crashed into it, knocking it down. It happened around 1 a.m. on West Worley Street between Oak Street and McBaine Avenue. A Columbia Police officer on scene said the man

Woman thrown off motorcycle and over bridge in Hartsburg on Saturday morning

June 6, 2021 12:54 AM Meghan Drakas

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday morning, an approximately 50-year-old woman was riding her motorcycle when she was thrown off the bike and then fell off a bridge into the creek bed below. The accident happened around 10:20 a.m. on Saturday morning in Hartsburg, Mo. The woman was riding with a group of 12 other

I-70 back open after crash sends one to hospital Saturday afternoon

June 5, 2021 3:13 PM Connor Hirsch

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) UPDATE (4:05 p.m.): Both lanes of I-70 are back open. The Boone County Fire Protection district said during the investigation, they found that the troopers car was not hit. No information about the cause of the crash has been released. UPDATE (3:20 p.m.): One lane is back open. The Boone County Fire

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

Driver ejected in Audrain County crash

June 5, 2021 9:36 AM Zach Boetto

AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Auxvasse man was taken to University Hospital after a crash Friday night. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash reports, 59-year-old Mark Crum, hit a roundabout curb on his motorcycle, causing him to be ejected. Crum suffered moderate injuries in the crash. He was wearing his helmet. It all happened

One person dead, five people injured in two-vehicle wreck on Highway 54 Friday afternoon

June 4, 2021 5:16 PM Karl Wehmhoener

BRAZITO, Mo. (KMIZ) One person is dead and five people are injured after a wreck on Highway 54 just south of Brazito. According to Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 71-year-old John Hannan attempted to cross Highway 54 from Route D when he drove into the path of an oncoming 2021 Chevy Tahoe. The Tahoe

One person injured in an afternoon wreck on Route B in Cooper County

June 4, 2021 4:14 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was taken to a local hospital with moderate injuries after a two-vehicle wreck on Route B in Cooper County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, 24-year-old Tyler Gosselink was driving a 1997 Jeep Grand Cherokee and turned left in front of Patrick Thompson, 48, who was

Authorities identify woman killed in crash on South Rangeline Road

June 3, 2021 8:15 PM Karl Wehmhoener

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Boone County Sheriff’s Office said Ashley Wegner, 33, was killed in a single-vehicle crash Thursday. Authorities shut down Rangeline Road south of East Carter School Road after a crash around 7:30 p.m. According to a Facebook post by the sheriff’s office, Wegner was driving a Honda minivan northbound when she lost

Woman sustains serious injuries from Tuesday night Miller County crash

June 2, 2021 7:28 AM Meghan Drakas

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A woman from St. Roberts, Missouri, was taken to University Hospital in Columbia after a single-car crash in Miller County Tuesday night. Shaelynne Wilson, 29, was driving along Sequoia Road about a quarter-mile north of Highway 17 when her car ran off the side of the road, hit several trees, and overturned