Injury Crash
84-Year-Old Seriously Injured in Marshall Crash on Highway 240
Incident record
March 29, 2026
9:00 p.m.
Highway 240 at Landmark Ave/Eastwood Street
Marshall, Saline County, MO
Missouri
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1 injured
None reported
Saline County Sheriff's Office
Report body
An 84-year-old driver was seriously injured in a crash at the intersection of Highway 240 and Landmark Ave/Eastwood Street in Marshall, according to a Missouri State Highway Patrol report.
The crash happened just before 9 p.m. Sunday in Saline County, the Missouri State Highway Patrol report states.
Troopers said the driver was operating a 2016 Ford Escape traveling southbound at the time of the crash, according to Missouri State Highway Patrol troopers. The driver sustained serious injuries, and one person was reported injured overall in the collision.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is the agency of record for the crash investigation. No additional details about the circumstances of the collision have been released at this time.
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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