Injury Crash
West Plains Man Seriously Injured in Moped Crash on Highway 63
Incident record
September 5, 2026
9:10 p.m.
Highway 63
West Plains, Howell County, MO
Missouri
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1 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
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A 67-year-old West Plains man suffered serious injuries in a single-vehicle moped crash south of the city, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The crash occurred at 9:10 p.m. on September 5, 2026, on Highway 63 about three miles south of West Plains, the Patrol's preliminary online crash report states. The man was riding a 2025 Fengyuan Sunny moped northbound at the time of the incident, according to the report.
Patrol officials said the driver sustained serious injuries and was transported for medical treatment. No other vehicles were involved in the crash, and no fatalities were reported.
The case, listed as incident 260380009, falls under the jurisdiction of Troop G and remains under investigation by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Details of this report may 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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