Injury Crash
Desoto Woman Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash on MO-21 in Jefferson County
Incident record
November 8, 2026
3:50 p.m.
MO-21 at Tree Ridge Trail
Jefferson County, MO
Missouri
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1 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
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A 34-year-old Desoto woman suffered minor injuries in a single-vehicle crash on MO-21 in Jefferson County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The crash happened at approximately 3:50 p.m. on November 8, 2026, on southbound MO-21 south of Tree Ridge Trail, the Patrol said in an online crash report. The driver was operating a 2019 Jeep Cherokee traveling southbound at the time of the incident.
According to the Patrol, the driver sustained minor injuries and was transported for medical treatment. No other vehicles were reported involved in the crash.
The incident, logged under case number 260473097, falls under the jurisdiction of Troop C and remains under investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
This report will be updated as officials release more information.
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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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