MSHP sued for September Pulaski County crash involving trooper
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is facing a lawsuit in Pulaski County over a September crash that involved a trooper.
The petition was filed by Orin Miller, of Waynesville, on Monday. The lawsuit accuses MSHP of negligence and negligence per se. The plaintiff is suing for personal injuries and property damage, court documents say.
Court documents claim that trooper Elanor Ferrel hit Miller’s vehicle on Sept. 23, 2025, while she tried to perform a U-turn on Highway 7 near Rock Bluff Drive.
The petition claims Ferrel was responding to an “abandoned camper call” and didn’t have enough room to make a U-turn. She allegedly backed up on the highway, crossed the center line and hit Miller’s vehicle.
ABC 17 News reached out to MSHP on Tuesday afternoon.
