Crash & Collision Archives

Manslaughter charge filed after Columbia crash victim dies

November 20, 2019 12:12 PM Matthew Sanders

A Boone County prosecutor filed a manslaughter charge Wednesday against a woman accused of causing a crash that killed a man who was picking up cones after a bike race.

Eldon woman killed crossing Highway 54 in Cole County

November 19, 2019 1:59 PM Madison Fleck

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) An SUV hit and killed a woman crossing Highway 54 near Brazito on Tuesday morning, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The patrol said in an online crash report that Rachel Welch, 46, of Eldon, died after a 2007 Lincoln Navigator hit her while she was crossing the highway at

Moberly man dies after Chariton County crash

November 17, 2019 7:22 AM Molly Stawinoga

Brandon Vanbibber, 35, died Saturday following a Friday night crash. According to crash reports, the crash happened on Highway 24, just six miles east of Salisbury. Vanbibber was driving eastbound when his car went off the right side of the road. The car overturned and ejected him. Vanbibber died from his injuries at University Hospital

Two cars involved in central Columbia crash

November 15, 2019 9:55 PM Matt Ragsdale

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two cars were involved in a crash on Wilkes Boulevard near N. College Avenue on Friday night. A Columbia Police officer said at least one person was taken to the hospital in an ambulance. Authorities are still looking for one car involved. Police said the crash happened at 9:17 p.m. Ambulances from

Crews work semi crash on I-70

November 15, 2019 9:46 PM Katie Greathouse

Emergency crews responded to a crash involving a semi in Boone County on Friday night. It happened in the westbound lanes near Route Z just before 8:45 p.m., according to online dispatch records. Boone County Joint Communications tweeted about the wreck, urging drivers to avoid the area. BOONE CO JOINT COM: Motor Vehicle Collision I70

NTSB: Coast Guard ignored duck boat safety proposals

November 13, 2019 3:56 PM Associated Press

The National Transportation Safety Board says the Coast Guard has repeatedly ignored safety recommendations that could have made tourist duck boats safer and potentially prevented a Missouri accident that killed 17 people.

Jefferson City police investigate crash

November 12, 2019 7:23 PM Katie Greathouse

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) The Jefferson City Police Department investigated a Tuesday evening crash that sent two people to the hospital. Police responded to the 300 block of Rock Hill Road just after 6:30 p.m. on Tuesday. Witnesses told police a maroon Chevrolet sped away from Cherry Hill Court onto Rock Hill Road, according to

MSHP: One dead in Johnson County crash

November 11, 2019 7:45 PM Matt Ragsdale

CHILHOWEE, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A said a 61-year-old man died after a crash in Johnson County Monday afternoon. FATAL CRASH:At 2:40pm, a 61 y/o male from Chilhowee, MO, lost control on ice covered Rt. F north of Rt. BB near Centerview in Johnson Co. His 2007 Ford ran off the road,

ATV crash injuries Audrain County teen

November 11, 2019 11:10 AM Matthew Sanders

AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Martinsburg teen hit a piece of farm equipment while riding his ATV, causing serious injuries. The 14-year-old boy was flown to University Hospital after he crashed into an agricultural sprayer after he didn’t stop at a stop sign Sunday afternoon at First and Jefferson streets in Martinsburg, according to a

Crash blocks traffic in north Columbia

November 7, 2019 6:15 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Right now crews are working a crash in north Columbia. The wreck happened just before 6 p.m. at Rangeline Street and Vandiver Drive, according to Boone County Joint Communications. The Columbia Fire Department tweeted that lanes are blocked in the area. ABC 17 News has contacted the police and fire departments to

Woman charged after Jefferson City crash kills cyclist

November 5, 2019 6:55 AM Madison Fleck

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) Cole County prosecutors charged a Springfield, Missouri, woman Tuesday with leaving the scene of a crash where a bicyclist died. Haily Crabtree, 26, is charged with a single count of leaving the scene of an accident resulting in death, a Class D felony. Police found Crabtree after the crash, which happened

Crash causes major power outage in Mexico

November 4, 2019 11:08 AM Matthew Sanders

MEXICO, Mo. (KMIZ) A pickup truck drove onto guy wires anchoring a utility pole in Mexico, Missouri, on Monday, taking out power to much of the town. The Mexico Department of Public Safety said the crash happened at about 8:25 a.m., when the 2010 GMC truck drove onto the wires in the 4800 block of

Drivers say sun glares caused Jefferson City crash

November 4, 2019 5:39 AM Molly Stawinoga

Jefferson City Police Department is investigating a crash on Highway 50. Shortly before 5 p.m. Sunday, authorities responded to calls of a crash in the westbound lane of the highway. One driver said she slowed down as the sun was glaring in her eyes. Shortly after, another driver slowed down due to glares from the

Outage follows car crash at power pole in Moberly

November 3, 2019 8:43 PM Barry Mangold

A 19-year-old Moberly man crashed into an Ameren pole after losing control of his vehicle, police say. The Moberly Police Department responded to the 600 block of N. Morely St. around 3 p.m. for the incident. Officers found a car on its roof near Union Ave. The driver, identified by police as Richard Baker, suffered

Jefferson City woman suffers severe injuries in pedestrian crash

November 1, 2019 11:34 AM Matthew Sanders

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Jefferson City woman suffered serious injuries when a car hit her as she crossed the street Friday morning. The Jefferson City Police Department said Kristi Phelps, 27, was crossing Highway 179 against a red light at West Edgewood Drive when a Ford Focus driven by a Jefferson City man struck

Man charged in death involving Bobcat skid steer

October 31, 2019 11:37 AM Madison Fleck

COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Clarksburg man was charged on Wednesday after he was allegedly involved in the August death of Dylan Kramel, 20. Kramel was in the bucket of a Bobcat skid steer that Rowles was driving on Aug. 6 when Rowles hit a pot hole, and Kramel was ejected from the bucket. The skid steer then

Charges pending in Boone County DWI case

October 31, 2019 7:51 PM Sydney Olsen

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One man is suffering from life-threatening injuries after a crash in Boone County on Wednesday. Jamey E. Sheppard, 42, of Columbia was taken to University Hospital after the vehicle he was driving crashed head-on with a vehicle Travis W. Mechlin, 30, of Columbia was driving. Columbia police arrested Mechlin on suspicion of

Driver sent to hospital after crash with deer in Boone County

October 31, 2019 10:07 PM Matt Ragsdale

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State troopers say a driver is in the hospital after a crash a crash with a deer on Highway 40 northwest of Rocheport. MSHP said four people were in the car at the time of the crash. It happened on 40 near the McGill Creek Road intersection around 6:30 p.m.

One arrested in Columbia crash that caused life-threatening injuries

October 31, 2019 10:46 AM Madison Fleck

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) One person was arrested on Wednesday on suspicion of driving while intoxicated causing serious physical injury after a crash on Paris Road. Travis W. Mechlin, 30, of Columbia, was driving one vehicle with another person in the passenger seat when he tried to make a left turn onto Highway 63 south from

Man killed in crash on Route AA near Holts Summit

October 29, 2019 11:09 AM Zachary Farwell

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A man is dead following a single-vehicle crash on Route AA in Callaway County early Tuesday morning. The Missouri State Highway Patrol said a truck driven by Matthew A. Spencer, 19, of Centertown, Missouri, went off the road near County 499 and hit a tree. Spencer was pronounced dead at Capital Region