Injury Crash
Two Injured in Single-Vehicle Crash on I-29 Near Watson
Incident record
October 18, 2026
8:56 p.m.
I-29 Northbound mile marker 115.8
Watson, Holt County, MO
Missouri
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2 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
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Two Omaha, Nebraska residents suffered minor injuries Sunday night when the pickup truck they were traveling in crashed on I-29 Northbound south of Watson, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The crash happened at mile marker 115.8, about a mile south of Watson in Holt County, at 8:56 p.m. on October 18, 2026, the Patrol's online crash report states. A 2017 GMC Sierra was traveling northbound at the time of the single-vehicle incident.
The driver, a 26-year-old man, and a passenger, a 23-year-old woman, both sustained minor injuries and were transported to a hospital for treatment, according to the Patrol's preliminary report. No fatalities were reported in connection with the crash.
Troop H of the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to and investigated the incident, which has been logged as crash number 260442911.
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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