Injury Crash
Two-Vehicle Crash on I-70 in Columbia Sends One to Hospital
Incident record
April 4, 2026
I-70
Columbia, Boone County, MO
Missouri
2
1 injured
None reported
Columbia Police Department
Light drizzle · 65°F · 0.01 in precip · 11 mph wind
Report body
One person was taken to the hospital with minor injuries following a two-vehicle crash on Interstate 70 in Columbia, according to KMIZ.
The crash happened Saturday night, according to Gale Blomenkamp of the Boone County Fire Protection District, who confirmed the collision involved two cars. The Boone County Fire Protection District and the Columbia Fire Department both responded to the scene.
Light drizzle was falling in the area at the time, according to weather data.
One of the two people involved was transported for treatment of minor trauma, KMIZ reported. No fatalities were reported in connection with the crash.
Details surrounding how the collision occurred have not been released. This report may be updated as officials share additional information about the crash.
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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