COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 61-year-old truck driver from Golden Valley, Arizona, was killed in a crash Wednesday on Highway 156 in Macon County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report says that the driver of the 2023 Freightliner overcorrected after it went off the right side of the road
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 20-year-old Vienna man died Monday in a crash on Highway 42 in Maries County, just west of Route Z, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, the crash occurred as the rider of a 2003 Suzuki Motorcycle was heading eastbound, failed to negotiate a curve
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Two teenagers were seriously injured in a crash on Interstate 44 at mile marker 170, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The report does not state which man was driving the 2005 Ford F-150. The crash occurred as the truck was heading eastbound and went off the
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Two people were hurt early Tuesday morning after a UTV crash near the Audrain and Boone County line. A 45-year-old Centralia man was seriously hurt and a 22-year-old Centralia woman was moderately hurt after a UTV crash in Audrain County just after 3 a.m. Tuesday, according to a Missouri State Highway
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AUDRAIN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Editor’s Note: The location and vehicle type in the headline has been corrected. Two people are seriously injured after an UTV crash in the 20000 block of Rangeline Road near the Audrain/Boone County line according to a Missouri State Highway Patrolman on scene. An ABC 17 News reporter on scene saw
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 51-year-old man from Kansas City was killed in a motorcycle crash Wednesday afternoon on Route C in Benton County, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says the crash occurred as the man failed to negotiate a right turn while heading eastbound on his 2008 Harley Davidson.
Continue Reading COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 17-year-old boy was killed in a Gaconade County crash Wednesday on Highway 19, about a half mile south of Aufderheide Road, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that the Berger, Missouri, teenager was driving a 2010 Ford northbound when it went off the right side
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash that caused traffic to stall on Interstate 70 for hours in Cooper County was caused by a tractor-trailer, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 2006 Peterbilt 379 – driven by a 63-year-old man from Springfield, Missouri – was heading eastbound when it
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Crocker, Missouri, man died in a Tuesday morning crash on Highway 133 in Pulaski County, nearly a mile east of Highway 17, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says that a 2004 Ford F-150 – driven by the 48-year-old man – was heading eastbound when it
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BENTON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 65-year-old Warsaw woman was seriously hurt after a crash on US 65 in Benton County just after 8 p.m. Saturday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states the woman was driving a 2024 Chevrolet Trax northbound just south of Cedar Gate on US 65 when
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MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Lake Ozark man was injured in a UTV crash Saturday afternoon. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 29-year-old was riding a 2024 Polaris RZR on private property near Saddle Tramp Trail in Miller County at 4:45 p.m. The vehicle then made a hard turn and flipped
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BOONE COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Crews from the Southern Boone County Fire Protection District along with other agencies are currently working a large fuel spill on Tom Bass Rd. and State Route H after a semi-truck flipped over Saturday morning. Southern Boone Fire shared on Facebook photos of a semi-truck flipped over on a curved road
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CHARITON COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) Four people were seriously hurt after a crash in Chariton County just before 9 p.m. Thursday, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report states that a 20-year-old man from Brookfield was driving a 2014 Ford Mustang on Hwy 11 with three passengers: an 18-year-old woman from Brunswick,
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(Editor’s note: ABC 17 News has redacted the phone numbers of those involved in the crash from the reports.) COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Distracted driving played a part in at least one of two deadly crashes that happened within minutes of each other on Highway 63 north of Columbia in January, according to the Missouri State
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Traffic was limited down to one lane of traffic on Westbound Interstate 70 after a semi-truck crashed on Monday afternoon near West Highway BB and Route J in Boone County. Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop F said troopers are investigating a crash on I-70 where a semi-truck overturned on the side of
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Slick road conditions caused multiple accidents Wednesday morning after strong winds and snow swept into Mid-Missouri. Boone County Fire posted on its social media Wednesday morning warning drivers to exercise extreme caution due to deteriorating road conditions. The Boone County Joint Communication system also sent several alerts about accidents and downed power
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PETTIS COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Sedalia man was injured after crashing his motorcycle in Pettis County Friday night. A Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report says a 19-year-old man was riding a 2013 Harley Davidson motorcycle on Route B, west of Raygar Road at 6:35 p.m. when the vehicle hit a deer. He was taken
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CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A 72-year-old Mokane man was killed Saturday morning after being hit by a minivan in Callaway County. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the man was walking on Route C at Thornhill Drive at 11:48 a.m. when a 2017 Dodge Caravan driven by a 33-year-old man from Mokane
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A Columbia man died Friday from injuries he suffered in a crash at the intersection of Route FF and North Cline Road in Boone County, according to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. According to the report, a 35-year-old man was driving a 2012 Nissan Sentra eastbound on Route
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COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Attorneys for a woman who was the mother of a man who died in a crash on South Providence Road in Columbia last year have filed a wrongful death lawsuit. Tenney Putnam, of Buffalo, Missouri, has sued Ciairah Mason, of Columbia, in Ernest Putnam’s death on Nov. 14, 2024. The lawsuit –
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