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
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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
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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
Continue Reading 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
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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
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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
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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.
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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
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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
Continue ReadingA 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 Medical Center in
Continue ReadingThe public is invited to attend a meeting at the University of Missouri to discuss distracted driving. The National Transportation Safety Board and the Missouri Coalition for Roadway Safety are hosting the roundtable at the University of Missouri. The meeting begins at 9 Tuesday morning in Stotler Lounge of Memorial Union. A news conference will
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A man accused of being involved in a car chase across mid-Missouri could soon face criminal charges. Thomas D. Lawrence, 23, of Bellflower, Missouri, was arrested by troopers in Callaway County around 11:20 p.m. Tuesday. Lawrence could face possible charges of operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner and resisting arrest. The
Continue Reading A Chariton County woman was taken to a Columbia hospital after state troopers said a medical issue caused her to crash into a tree. Missouri state troopers said Ann Burks, 31, of Salisbury, experienced the medical issue around 3 p.m. Tuesday. The MSHP crash report shows she was driving on Highway ZZ southeast of Marceline
Continue ReadingA Cole County man was taken to a hospital after a rollover crash in northeastern Jefferson City Monday morning. Jefferson City police said Tracy Hubbard, 62, of Centertown, was involved in a crash at the 800 block of Highway 179 before 10 a.m. A police incident report showed Hubbard was heading southbound on Highway 179
Continue ReadingAt least one person was taken into custody after he led police on a multi-county chase on Sunday night. The Miller County Sheriff’s Office tried to pull over a truck at about 11:15 p.m. Sunday after Jeffrey Barlow ,the driver of the truck, allegedly went out of his lane, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol
Continue Reading Anyone that was driving near the scene of a fatal motorcycle crash on Friday night is asked to contact Jefferson City police, according to a department statement online. The Jefferson City Police Department posted the request on Facebook Saturday afternoon. A man driving a motorcycle died after the crash near Highways 179 and 50 around
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A crash in Jefferson City left one person dead Friday night. In a news release, Jefferson City police said it happened just before 10:30 p.m. Friday on Highway 179 at Highway 50. The motorcyclist, Bryan Bock, 53, of Lincoln died as a result of his injuries. An investigation of the scene revealed Bock was heading
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One person died on Thursday, and another person was charged after a two-vehicle crash on Highway 63 and Broadway. A Ford Focus was traveling southbound on the on-ramp from East Broadway to Highway 63 south just before 2 p.m. Thursday. The vehicle crashed into a trailer being towed by a Chevrolet Silverado on Highway 63,
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Police officers and firefighters are working a crash in Columbia. It happened around 9:00 p.m. on Vandiver Drive at Providence Road. As of 9:11 p.m., traffic cannot turn on Vandiver Drive going eastbound. ABC 17 News saw one person put into an ambulance at the scene. We are working to confirm the person’s injuries with
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At least one vehicle was damaged in a rollover crash on Route Z Thursday morning. LIVE PLAYBACK of the scene can be viewed in the player below. The crash was called out just after 6 a.m. Thursday in the 16200 block of north Route Z. Boone County Fire crews said there were minor injuries in
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