Crash & Collision Archives

Columbia motorcycle shop promotes safety after deadly crash

December 2, 2021 11:55 AM Joushua Blount

Gilbane Motorsports has put a memorial for Skylar Maddox Dec. 2, 2021 and a sign to remind drivers to watch for motorcycles when driving.

Driver charged after motorcyclist killed in central Columbia crash

December 1, 2021 11:21 AM Matthew Sanders

The crash killed Skylar Maddox, 25, of Columbia, police said in a news release. Susan Hanel, 72, was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired by drugs, resulting in death; leaving the scene of a crash; armed criminal action; driving without a valid license and careless and imprudent driving. She was in the Boone County Jail on Wednesday without bond.

Man found with serious injuries near Mexico railroad crossing

December 1, 2021 10:59 AM Matthew Sanders

Members of the Mexico Public Safety Department were sent at about 2 a.m. to the Morris Street rail crossing and found James Hicks, 40, of Mexico, along the tracks just east of the crossing with serious injuries, the department said in a news release. A person driving by saw Hicks and flagged down a sheriff’s deputy who was driving by, Mexico police said.

Missouri State Highway Patrol Vehicle parked with its lights on.

Man seriously hurt in multi-car crash in Moniteau County

November 30, 2021 4:26 AM Meghan Drakas

MONITEAU Co. (KMIZ) A California, Missouri man was seriously hurt in a multi-car crash in Moniteau County on Monday night. According to the MSHP crash report, the crash happened at 5:12 p.m. when a truck tried to make a left turn on U.S. 50 at Business 50 East Junction, and went into the path of

Two injured after wreck on Highway 40 near Boothe Lane in Boone County

November 29, 2021 6:02 PM Karl Wehmhoener

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were injured after a wreck on Highway 40 and Boothe Lane in Boone County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Molly Widmer, 32, was driving a 2008 Toyota Sequoia on Highway 40 and trying to turn left onto Boothe Lane when a 2014 Nissan Sentra rear-ended

Minor damage reported to underpass after Mexico wreck Friday afternoon

November 29, 2021 3:22 PM Karl Wehmhoener

Officials report the underpass had minimal damage as a result of being struck.

Nine killed in Thanksgiving holiday crashes

November 29, 2021 11:36 AM Matthew Sanders

The deaths happened during the patrol’s holiday counting period, which started at 6 p.m. Wednesday and ended at 11:59 p.m. Sunday. The patrol worked 457 crashes with 114 injuries. Troopers reported 125 cases of driving while intoxicated and 72 drug arrests, according to a patrol news release.

Highway Patrol reminds drivers to stay safe during holiday travel

November 28, 2021 3:48 AM Leila Mitchell

The Missouri State Highway Patrol is reminding drivers to be safe as they hit the roads for a busy day of holiday travel, on what is the last day of the patrol’s 2021 Thanksgiving Holiday Counting Period.

Five vehicles believed to be involved in Montgomery County crash

November 28, 2021 6:03 PM Chanel Porter

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Missouri State Highway Patrol’s Kyle Green confirmed that five vehicles are believed to be involved in a crash in Montgomery County Sunday evening. MSHP Troop F tweeted out at 5:45 p.m. that state troopers were investigating the multiple vehicle crash on westbound I-70 at the 182 mile marker in Montgomery County.

Woman seriously injured in Camden County wreck on Highway 54

November 26, 2021 7:28 PM Karl Wehmhoener

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tunas, Mo. woman was seriously injured Friday afternoon from a wreck on Highway 54 east of Wagon Trail road. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Lillian Lange, 21, was driving a 2008 Chrysler Sebring with Shelly Blamer, 47, as a passenger in the vehicle. Officials say the

Three people hurt after crash on Route B in Cole County

November 26, 2021 10:08 AM Zachary Farwell

COLE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people were hurt on Thursday night after a crash in Cole County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened on Route B at Ashbury Way around 7:35 p.m. Troopers said a car driven by Jakob A. McKandles, 25, of Holts Summit, didn’t yield to a pickup truck

Man hospitalized after Boone County crash on Thanksgiving night

November 25, 2021 10:15 PM Katie Greathouse

BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Huntsville man was taken to the hospital with serious injuries after crashing his truck on Route UU in Boone County on Thursday night. According to a crash report, it happened at eastbound I-70 around 8:20 p.m. Troopers said 68-year-old Robert Walker failed to stop at a stop sign, went through

Man hit by car after rollover crash in south Columbia

November 25, 2021 6:02 PM Katie Greathouse

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 43-year-old man was hospitalized Thursday with serious injuries after being hit by a car in south Columbia after being involved in a separate crash beforehand. According to a press release from the Columbia Police Department, the man was driving in the 2000 block of Old Highway 63 when his vehicle was

Montgomery County woman suffers serious injuries in Thanksgiving eve crash

November 25, 2021 10:46 AM Matthew Sanders

Sherry Hug, 49, was driving her Chevrolet Trailblazer on Highway 94 near Route P when she went off the road and hit a road sign, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The vehicle hit the bank of a drainage ditch then went airborne and hit the other side of the ditch, causing it to overturn, the patrol reported.

Firefighters respond to crash on I-70 in east Columbia

November 23, 2021 7:47 AM Zachary Farwell

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Firefighters responded to a single-vehicle crash Tuesday morning on Interstate 70 in east Columbia. According to the Columbia Fire Department, the crash happened in the eastbound lanes near mile marker 130 around 7:20 a.m. Firefighters posted a photo to Twitter that showed a yellow car in the median of I-70. The car

Missouri State Highway Patrol responds to three crashes in Mid-Missouri on Sunday

November 22, 2021 7:43 AM Zachary Farwell

(KMIZ) Driver arrested after single-vehicle rollover crash in Benton County Troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to three different crashes across Mid-Missouri on Sunday. Three people, including two children, were hurt in a single-vehicle rollover crash around 9:15 p.m. on southbound Highway 65 north of Route P in Benton County. Troopers said a

Man seriously hurt in crash in Gasconade County

November 21, 2021 9:57 AM Meghan Drakas

GASCONADE, Co. (KMIZ) One man was seriously hurt in a crash in Gasconade County on Saturday night. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol report, 42-year-old Peter Heutel was driving along Coles Creek Road at Buckridge Lane, when his car went of the right side of the road and overturned. Heutel was taken to Mercy