Injury Crash
Two Drivers Injured in Early-Morning Crash on Highway 8 in St Francois County
Incident record
October 19, 2026
6:07 a.m.
Highway 8 at Route P
St Francois County, MO
Missouri
2
2 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
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Two men suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash on Highway 8 east of Route P in St Francois County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's online crash report.
The patrol said the crash happened at 6:07 a.m. on October 19, 2026, when a 2012 Ford F250 and a 2026 Chevrolet Trax, both traveling eastbound on Highway 8, were involved in a collision.
A 21-year-old man from Mineral Point was driving one of the vehicles, while a 40-year-old man from Potosi was behind the wheel of the other, the report states. Both drivers sustained minor injuries in the crash, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The crash, assigned incident number 260443097, was investigated by Missouri State Highway Patrol Troop C. No further details on the sequence of events leading to the collision were included in the agency's report.
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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