Injury Crash
Mount Vernon Man Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash North of Aurora
Incident record
October 7, 2026
11:21 p.m.
County Road 1182
Aurora, Lawrence County, MO
Missouri
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1 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
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A 24-year-old Mount Vernon man suffered minor injuries late Wednesday night in a single-vehicle crash on County Road 1182, about two miles north of Aurora, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The crash, logged as incident 260426700, happened at 11:21 p.m. on October 7, 2026, in Lawrence County, the Patrol's online crash report states. The man was driving a 1992 Honda Accord northbound at the time of the crash, according to the report.
The driver was transported to a hospital for treatment of his injuries, the Patrol said. No other vehicles were reported involved in the crash. The incident falls under the jurisdiction of Troop D.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol has not released additional details about the circumstances leading up to the crash. This report will be updated as officials provide 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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