Injury Crash
Tractor-Trailer Driver Injured After Leaving I-70 in Cooper County
Incident record
May 13, 2026
9:00 a.m.
I-70 mile marker 96.2
Cooper County, MO
Missouri
1
1 injured
None reported
Cooper County Sheriff's Office
Report body
A tractor-trailer driver suffered injuries after the truck ran off Interstate 70 in Cooper County, Missouri, on May 13, 2026.
According to KMIZ, the 2017 Freightliner tractor-trailer was traveling east on I-70 when it left the left side of the roadway near mile marker 96.2 at approximately 9:00 a.m.
The driver, who was the only person involved in the crash, was treated for injuries sustained in the incident, KMIZ reported. No additional details about the extent of the injuries or the circumstances leading up to the crash have been released.
The stretch of highway where the crash occurred is located in Cooper County. No other vehicles were reported to be involved, and the crash resulted in one injury and no fatalities.
This report will be updated as officials release more information about the incident.
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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