Injury Crash
Driver Seriously Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash on MO 18 in Bates County
Incident record
June 28, 2026
5:43 p.m.
MO 18 at County Road SE 14473
Clinton, Bates County, MO
Missouri
1
1 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Report body
A driver suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash on MO 18 at County Road SE 14473 in Bates County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's online crash report.
The patrol said the crash occurred on June 28, 2026, at 5:43 p.m. and involved a 2003 Ford Focus that was traveling west on MO 18 at the time.
The driver was transported for medical treatment following the crash, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. No other vehicles were reported to be involved, and the incident was classified as a single-vehicle crash.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop A is investigating the crash, which has been assigned crash report number 260269369.
No additional details about the events leading up to the crash have been released. This report will be updated as officials provide 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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