COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Miller County late Monday night. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Lincoln MKX driven by Austin Oberreither, 22, was traveling east at a high rate of speed on Highway 52 west of Admire Road at 11:55 p.m. The vehicle then
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported eight traffic fatalities over its counting period for Independence Day weekend. This year’s period lasted from 6 p.m. Wednesday-11:59 p.m. Sunday, a press release states. Traffic statistics 382 crashes 159 injuries 147 driving while intoxicated arrests Boating statistics 10 crashes Seven injuries 11 boating while intoxicated
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According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened at 4:54 p.m. on Sunday at Kinchlow Hollow Cove.
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A man from Belle was killed Sunday night after a crash on Highway 42 in Maries County
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were seriously injured after a motorcycle crash in Boone County Saturday afternoon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Dennis Lincoln, 71, of St. Joseph, was riding Eastbound along Route O, 1100 feet east of Hancock Hill Road at 4 p.m. The crash occurred when the motorcycle
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COOPER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Tipton man was hospitalized with serious injuries after a UTV crash in Cooper County Saturday morning. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Chris Brauer, 51 of Tipton, was driving North on Conservation drive, one mile North of Wildlife Rd. at 2:15 a.m. The crash occurred
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A Canadian man was flown to University Hospital in Columbia after a semi rolled over on Interstate 44 in Phelps County.
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LAKE OF THE OZARKS, Mo. (KMIZ) A 54-year-old Kansas man was seriously injured Thursday at the Lake of the Ozarks after he was hit by a boat propeller, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the boat – a 2015 Regal driven by Aidan Lee, 22, of Manhattan, Kansas –
Continue Reading BELLE, Mo. (KMIZ) A 60-year-old Arkansas man suffered serious injuries Wednesday in a motorcycle crash in Maries County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that the crash occurred when a 2008 Harley Davidson – driven by Mark Kelly, of Eureka Springs, Arkansas – hit an animal while going eastbound
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A woman is presumed dead after her vehicle was swept up in Perche Creek floodwaters west of Columbia on Wednesday.
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AAA projects 70.9 million travelers will head 50 miles or more from home over the Fourth of July weekend.
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The National Transportation Research Group reports that crashes resulting in deaths have increased by 31% in the past decade, despite a decline since the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.
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JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (KMIZ) On Saturday, the teen driving school B.R.A.K.E.S. traveled to Jefferson City to host training sessions for teenagers in Cole County. B.R.A.K.E.S, which stands for be responsible and keep everyone safe is a nonprofit whose mission is to prevent injuries and save lives. The company works to train and educate teenage drivers
Continue Reading OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Chamois, Mo. woman was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash in Osage County Saturday evening. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Nicole Musgrave, 36, of Chamois, Mo. was driving East on Route C 1/8 mile East of Cr 431 at 6:15 p.m. The crash occurred
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A Hallsville man was arrested Wednesday night on suspicion of driving drunk and causing a head-on crash.
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A 16-year-old boy was hurt when he was hit by a vehicle Wednesday in Mexico, police say.
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OSAGE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Florissant man was seriously injured in a single-vehicle crash Wednesday on Route P in Osage County, east of FBF Lane, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states a 2017 Isuzu NPR HD – driven by Gary Kemp, 34 – was heading eastbound when it went
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BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) Data from the National Traffic Highway Administration Shows that Highway 5 has seen the most deaths in the state during the past five years. The highway saw an average of 11 traffic-related deaths per year, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s Fatality Analysis Reporting System data from 2018-22. On Tuesday,
Continue Reading HOWARD COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Five people were injured – four seriously – in a Tuesday crash in Howard County on Highway 5, south of County Road 345, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2014 Chevrolet Captiva – driven by Heaven-Lee Hundley, 19, of Fayette – was heading southbound
Continue Reading ROLLA, Mo. (KMIZ) An Illinois man was seriously injured Monday in a crash on Highway 63 about two miles south of Rolla, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a Nissan Murano – driven by Paul Dietrich, 71, of Fairview Heights, Illinois – was heading northbound on Highway 63.
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