Injury Crash
Driver Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash on I-29 in Saint Joseph
Incident record
July 4, 2026
11:15 p.m.
I-29 Southbound mile marker 48.8
Saint Joseph, Buchanan County, MO
Missouri
1
1 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Report body
A driver suffered moderate injuries late on July 4 after a single-vehicle crash on I-29 Southbound in Saint Joseph, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's online crash report.
The crash was reported at 11:15 p.m. at mile marker 48.8, within Saint Joseph city limits, the Highway Patrol said. Troop H responded to the scene.
According to the Patrol's report, a 2002 Ford Ranger was traveling southbound on I-29 when the crash occurred. The driver, whose identity has not been released, sustained moderate injuries and was transported for medical treatment, the report states.
No other vehicles were reported involved in the crash, and the Missouri State Highway Patrol is continuing to investigate the incident, identified in Patrol records as crash number 260280870.
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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