Crash & Collision Archives

Illinois man charged with DWI in deadly Audrain County crash

September 3, 2024 9:03 AM Madison Stuerman

An Illinois man was arrested after he is accused of driving while intoxicated causing the death of a Columbia woman after a crash in Audrain County on Friday.

Nebraska residents taken to hospital after Boone County motorcycle crash

September 2, 2024 11:25 AM Matthew Sanders

A man and a woman from Nebraska were taken to University Hospital in Columbia after crashing their motorcycle on Highway 63 on Monday.

Auxvasse man dies in motorcycle crash in Callaway County

August 31, 2024 7:18 PM Lucas Geisler

CALLAWAY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – An Auxvasse man is dead after crashing his motorcycle on Interstate 70 Saturday evening. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, James Moore, 66 was riding his motorcycle on I-70 Westbound at the 154 mile marker at 4:45 p.m. The report states the crash occurred when

1 killed in Mexico overpass crash

August 30, 2024 6:19 PM Matthew Sanders

A woman was killed when two vehicles collided head-on on a railroad overpass, the Mexico, Missouri, Department of Public Safety said Friday.

Man who crashed tractor-trailer on I-70 in Cooper County in critical condition

August 30, 2024 2:47 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) The driver of a tractor-trailer that crashed on Interstate 70 in Cooper County on Wednesday evening is in critical condition. An MU Health Care spokesperson confirmed Christopher Wanager’s condition in an email on Friday. Wanager had to be pulled from a 2005 Freightliner Columbia after crashing it at mile marker 112, Lt.

MSHP: distracted driving may have contributed to deadly I-70 crash

August 29, 2024 11:34 AM Madison Stuerman

The Missouri State Highway Patrol said the cause of a deadly crash on Interstate 70 in July was due to distracted driving.

Traffic slows on I-70 after tractor-trailer turns over into median, driver has ‘significant injuries’

August 28, 2024 8:02 PM Ryan Shiner

BOONVILLE, Mo. (KMIZ) The Missouri State Highway Patrol says an Odessa man was seriously injured Wednesday evening after a crash on Interstate 70 in Cooper County. Christopher Wanager, 62, was driving a 2005 Freightliner Columbia westbound when it went off the left side of the road and hit the median cable barrier. The tractor-trailer then

Rollover semi-truck crash in Miller County cleared after nearly six-hour road closure

August 27, 2024 10:10 PM Ryan Shiner

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) No injuries were reported Tuesday in a rollover crash in Miller County involving a semi-truck. The crash occurred at 3:14 p.m. on Highway 17 between Route K and the county line of Miller and Pulaski counties, according to social media posts from the Iberia Rural Fire Protection District and Miller County

73-year-old woman seriously injured in Audrain County crash

August 27, 2024 3:47 PM Ryan Shiner

VANDALIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A 73-year-old Wright City woman was seriously injured Tuesday in an Audrain County crash, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says Lavonne Sarver crashed a 2006 Honda Pilot while heading westbound on Route V near County Road 585. The Honda went off the roadway and hit a

Man seriously injured in Montgomery County crash

August 27, 2024 3:09 PM Ryan Shiner

MONTGOMERY COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Chesterfield man who was seriously injured in a Sunday evening crash was also arrested, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol reports. According to an MSHP crash report, Alexander Volkomirsky, 41, crashed a 2012 Subaru Forester on Sunday evening in the eastbound lane of Interstate 70 at mile marker 171 in

Camdenton man injured after motorcycle crash in Camden County Saturday evening

August 24, 2024 9:24 PM Nia Hinson

CAMDEN COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Camdenton man was seriously injured in a crash in Camden County on Saturday. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Joshua Walker, 39 of Camdenton was riding his motorcycle on Sunny Slope Drive approximately 439 feet North of Blair Drive at 5:50 p.m. The crash occurred

Three injured in three-vehicle crash in Randolph County

August 21, 2024 11:23 PM Ryan Shiner

RENICK, Mo. (KMIZ) Three people had minor-to-moderate injuries in a three-vehicle crash Wednesday on Highway 63 in Randolph County, about a mile east of Renick, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. The report says a 2015 Chrysler 200 – driven by Sarah Dowling, 20, of Moberly – was facing westbound on Business

Southbound lanes of Providence Road at Worley Street reopen after crash

August 21, 2024 10:09 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) Providence Road in Columbia was closed at the intersection with Worley Street on Wednesday evening after a crash with multiple vehicles occurred. A notification from Boone County Joint Communications at 9:42 p.m. stated the intersection was closed. The intersection reopened at 10:30 p.m. An ABC 17 News reporter saw a car stopped

South Providence Road in Columbia reopens after crash

August 21, 2024 7:58 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A crash caused a section of South Providence Road in Columbia to be closed on Wednesday evening. South Providence was shut down between Green Meadows Road and Carter Lane, according to a Boone County Joint Communications message sent at 7:32 p.m. The road fully reopened at 8:07: p.m. An ABC 17 News

Lane of Scott Boulevard in southwest Columbia shut down after crash, reopens after 50 minutes

August 20, 2024 9:47 PM Ryan Shiner

COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ) A portion of the northbound lane of Scott Boulevard in southwest Columbia was shut down on Tuesday evening after a crash. Boone County Joint Communications issued an alert at 9:06 p.m. that a motor vehicle collision occurred at the intersection of Scott Boulevard and West Bethany Drive. First responders reopened the intersection

One dead in Miller County crash

August 17, 2024 8:48 PM Lucas Geisler, Gabrielle Teiner

MILLER COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) – One person has died during a crash in Miller County on Saturday. According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, Steven Buckner, 43, of Eldon, was driving a 1989 Chevrolet Pickup Truck on Route Z at 6:22 p.m., Saturday when the crash occurred. Buckner was about 1630 feet south

Waynesville man seriously injured in Pulaski County motorcycle crash

August 16, 2024 9:47 PM Ryan Shiner

PULASKI COUNTY, Mo. (KMIZ) A Waynesville man was seriously injured Thursday in a crash on Route T in Pulaski County, about a mile south of Swedeborg, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report. According to the report, a 2022 Harley Davidson LiveWire – driven by Scott Gay, 46 – was heading northbound when