Injury Crash
Golf Cart Crash Near Stoutsville Leaves One Seriously Injured on Fourth of July Night
Incident record
July 4, 2026
10:30 p.m.
Monroe County Road 466
Stoutsville, Monroe County, MO
Missouri
1
2 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
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A golf cart crash south of Stoutsville left one woman seriously injured on the night of July 4, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's online crash report.
The patrol said the crash occurred around 10:30 p.m. on Monroe County Road 466, about a half mile south of Stoutsville, and fell under the jurisdiction of Troop B.
According to the crash report, a 1998 EZGO golf cart was traveling westbound at the time of the incident. The driver, a 23-year-old woman from Manchester, Missouri, sustained serious injuries and was transported for medical treatment, the patrol said.
A passenger in the golf cart, a 54-year-old woman from Paris, Missouri, sustained minor injuries but refused medical transport at the scene, according to the report.
No other vehicles were reported to be involved in the crash.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is listed as the investigating agency for the incident, catalogued under crash report number 260280817.
This report is based on preliminary information from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Details 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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