Fatal Crash
Two Killed in Head-On Crash on Highway 50 in Pettis County
Incident record
March 31, 2026
11:30 p.m.
Highway 50 at Monsees Road
Smithton, Pettis County, MO
Missouri
2
None reported
2 fatalities
Pettis County Sheriff's Office
Light drizzle · 64°F · 5 mph wind
Report body
Two people died late Tuesday night in a head-on collision on Highway 50 west of Monsees Road in Pettis County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report obtained by KMIZ.
The patrol reported that a 1998 Chevrolet Silverado was traveling east on Highway 50 around 11:30 p.m. when it crossed into oncoming traffic lanes. The vehicle then collided head-on with another car traveling in the opposite direction. The Silverado was driven by a 58-year-old man from Smithton, according to the crash report.
Both people involved in the crash were pronounced dead, the Highway Patrol confirmed. No injuries beyond the two fatalities were reported.
Light drizzle was falling in the area at the time of the crash, according to weather data.
The Missouri State Highway Patrol is the agency investigating the crash. Details surrounding the circumstances of the collision have not been fully released.
This report will be updated as officials release more information about the crash.
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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