Injury Crash
Springdale Man Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash on I-49 South of Neosho
Incident record
October 24, 2026
11:22 p.m.
I-49
Neosho, Newton County, MO
Missouri
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1 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
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A 25-year-old Springdale, Arkansas, man suffered moderate injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 49 south of Neosho late Saturday night, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The crash happened just before 11:22 p.m. on October 24, 2026, about three miles south of Neosho in Newton County, the Patrol's online crash report states. A 2017 GMC Acadia was traveling northbound when the vehicle was involved in the crash, troopers said.
The driver, the vehicle's lone occupant, was transported for medical treatment after sustaining moderate injuries, according to the preliminary report. No other vehicles were reported involved in the crash.
Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop D is investigating the incident, which has been logged under report number 260452042.
This report will be updated as officials release 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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