Injury Crash
Woman Seriously Injured in Two-Vehicle Crash on I-70 West of I-170 in St. Louis County
Incident record
July 4, 2026
2:20 p.m.
I-70 at west of I-170
St Louis, St Louis County, MO
Missouri
2
1 injured
None reported
Missouri State Highway Patrol
Report body
A 63-year-old woman was seriously injured on July 4, 2026, in a two-vehicle crash on eastbound I-70 west of I-170 in St. Louis County, according to a preliminary crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The crash, logged as incident 260279973, occurred at approximately 2:20 p.m. and involved a 2025 Freightliner Cascadia and a 2006 Chevrolet Colorado, both traveling eastbound at the time, the Highway Patrol reported.
The female driver sustained serious injuries and was transported for medical treatment, according to the preliminary report. No fatalities were reported in connection with the crash.
Troop C of the Missouri State Highway Patrol responded to the scene, per the report.
Details surrounding the sequence of events leading to the collision have not been released. This report will be updated as officials provide additional information.
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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