Injury Crash
Single-Vehicle Crash on I-255 Sends St. Louis Man to Hospital
Incident record
July 7, 2026
7:49 p.m.
Interstate 255
St. Louis, St Louis County, MO
Missouri
1
1 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Report body
A 27-year-old St. Louis man suffered minor injuries the evening of July 7, 2026, when the car he was driving crashed on westbound Interstate 255 east of US-67 in St. Louis County, according to a preliminary Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report.
The crash, reported at 7:49 p.m., involved a single vehicle, a 2016 Honda Civic traveling westbound, the Patrol said. The driver was the only person involved and was transported for medical treatment following the crash, per the report.
Missouri State Highway Patrol's Troop C responded to the scene. The case has been logged under incident number 260285707.
Details surrounding the circumstances of the crash have not been fully released. This report may be updated as the Missouri State Highway Patrol provides 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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