Injury Crash
Teen Driver Seriously Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash on I-70 NB North of I-70 in St. Louis
Incident record
July 4, 2026
9:45 p.m.
170 NB
St. Louis, St. Louis County, MO
Missouri
1
1 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Report body
A 19-year-old St. Louis driver suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle crash on Interstate 170 northbound north of Interstate 70 in St. Louis County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol online crash report.
The patrol said the crash occurred at 9:45 p.m. on July 4, 2026, and involved a 2008 Infiniti G35 traveling northbound at the time of the incident.
According to the crash report, the driver was transported for medical treatment following the crash. No other vehicles were reported involved, and no fatalities resulted from the crash.
The crash falls under Troop C jurisdiction and was investigated by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, which logged the incident under report number 260280900.
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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