Injury Crash
Man Arrested After SUV Flips on Mexico's Clark Street Curve
Incident record
April 1, 2026
9:00 p.m.
Clark Street
Mexico, Audrain County, MO
Missouri
1
Injuries reported
None reported
Mexico Police Department
Report body
A 39-year-old man was arrested after the Cadillac SUV he was driving flipped while failing to navigate a curve in the 4800 block of Clark Street in Mexico, Missouri, according to the Mexico Department of Public Safety.
Officials said the vehicle went straight through the curve instead of following the roadway before rolling over. The driver was taken into custody following the crash, and authorities indicated impairment was suspected at the time, according to the Mexico Department of Public Safety, as cited by KMIZ.
No fatalities were reported in connection with the crash. Details on any injuries have not been released.
The Mexico Department of Public Safety is handling the investigation. This report will 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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