Crash Report Details
| Investigated By | Incident# | GPS Latitude | GPS Longitude | Date | Time | County | Location | Troop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| TPR T.A. KNEUPER (805) & MCIU CPL B.J. BLANKENBEKER (895) | 260032174 | 37.9413490 | -91.799617 | 01/21/2026 | 5:33PM | PHELPS | I-44 WESTBOUND 184 MILE MARKER JUST WEST OF ROLLA | I |
| Veh. # | Vehicle Description | Damage | Disposition | Driver Type | Driver Gender | Driver Age | Safety Device | Driver City/State | Driver Insurance | Vehicle Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2019 MERCEDES SPRINTER VAN | MINOR | DRIVEN FROM SCENE | ADULT | MALE | 18 | YES | SPRINGFIELD, MO | UNKNOWN | WESTBOUND |
| 2 | 2026 PETERBUILT 579 SEMI TRUCK | TOTAL | TOWED RON DISHMAN'S TOWING | ADULT | MALE | 26 | YES | CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA | UNKNOWN | WESTBOUND |
| Veh. # | Person Type | Gender | Age | Injury Type | Safety Device | City/State | Involvement | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | ADULT | MALE | 26 | FATAL | YES | CRANBERRY TOWNSHIP, PA | DRIVER | TRANSPORTED BY PHELPS COUNTY CORONER TO ROLLA CREMATORIUM |
Misc. Information
FATALITY CRASH - NEXT OF KIN NOTIFIED - CRASH OCCURRED AS THE REAR OF VEHICLE ONE STRUCK THE FRONT OF VEHICLE TWO. VEHICLE TWO THEN TRAVELED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY, DRIVER TWO OVERCORRECTED AND VEHICLE TWO OVERTURNED. DRIVER TWO WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED ON SCENE AT 1818 HOURS BY PHELPS COUNTY CORONER ERNIE COVERDELL. ASSISTED BY MSGT N.A. SMITH (1376), CPL J.N. RIGSBY (1196), TPR C.A. CLINTON (502), CVO P.W. PATTERSON (W117), ROLLA POLICE DEPARTMENT, AND THE ROLLA CITY FIRE DEPARTMENT. THIS IS TROOP I'S 2ND FATALITY FOR THE MONTH OF JANUARY AND FOR 2026.