Fatal Crash
One Dead, Three Injured After Golf Cart Crash on Private Road in Hollister
Incident record
July 5, 2026
6:45 p.m.
Tall Timbers Way
Hollister, Taney County, MO
Missouri
1
3 injured
1 fatality
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Report body
A 47-year-old man died Sunday evening after the golf cart he was driving crashed on a private road in Hollister, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The patrol reported that the crash occurred around 6:45 p.m. on Tall Timbers Way in Taney County. A 2026 Club Car Onward was traveling northbound at the time of the crash, the agency said.
The driver, a 47-year-old man from Lisbon, Iowa, sustained fatal injuries, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's preliminary crash report. Three other occupants were also hurt in the crash. A 39-year-old woman from Lisbon, Iowa, suffered serious injuries, while a 20-year-old man, also from Lisbon, sustained moderate injuries. A juvenile occupant sustained minor injuries. All three surviving occupants were transported for medical treatment, the patrol said.
The crash was investigated by Troop D of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, which listed the incident under report number 260282659.
No further details about the circumstances of the crash have been released.
This report is based on preliminary information from the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Details may be updated as officials release further 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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