Fatal Crash
71-Year-Old Pilot Grove Woman Killed in Cooper County Crash
Incident record
March 30, 2026
Highway 135 at Route E
Pilot Grove, Cooper County, MO
Missouri
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Injuries reported
1 fatality
Cooper County Sheriff's Office
Report body
A 71-year-old woman from Pilot Grove died in a crash Monday morning on Highway 135 at Route E in Cooper County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The patrol said the woman was a passenger in a 2014 Toyota Venza that was being driven by a 74-year-old at the time of the crash. Details on how the crash unfolded have not been released.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is investigating the incident. No additional information about injuries to other occupants has been provided.
This report may be updated as officials release more information.
Missouri accident information
- Injury statute of limitations
- 5 years (From date of accident (RSMo 516.120) - one of the longest injury windows in the US.)
- Wrongful death statute of limitations
- 3 years (From date of death (RSMo 537.100).)
- Fault rule
- Missouri uses pure comparative fault: recovery is reduced by your percentage of fault but not barred.
- Citations
- RSMo 516.120 (SoL); RSMo 537.100 (wrongful death); pure comparative per Gustafson v. Benda
- Crash report agency
- Missouri State Highway Patrol traffic crash reports (online portal) for MSHP crashes; local agency otherwise.
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