Crash Report Details
| Investigated By | Incident# | GPS Latitude | GPS Longitude | Date | Time | County | Location | Troop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CPL O.G. IMHOFF (480) AND MAJOR CRASH INVESTIGATION UNIT SGT G.D. WARD (1189) | 260327043 | 38.8671989 | -91.355256 | 08/03/2026 | 1:31PM | MONTGOMERY | WESTBOUND INTERSTATE 70 181.0 MILE MARKER | F |
| Veh. # | Vehicle Description | Damage | Disposition | Driver Type | Driver Gender | Driver Age | Safety Device | Driver City/State | Driver Insurance | Vehicle Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026 INTERNATIONAL TRACTOR TRAILER | TOTAL | TOWED BY SKYLINE TOWING | ADULT | MALE | 63 | YES | MAGNOLIA, TX | MS TRANSVERSE SPECIALITY INSURANCE COMPANY | WESTBOUND |
| 2 | 2020 VOLVO TRACTOR TRAILER | TOTAL | TOWED BY SKYLINE TOWING | ADULT | MALE | 65 | NO | WELLSVILLE, MO | UNKNOWN | WESTBOUND |
| Veh. # | Person Type | Gender | Age | Injury Type | Safety Device | City/State | Involvement | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ADULT | MALE | 63 | MINOR | YES | MAGNOLIA, TX | DRIVER | TRANSPORTED BY MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMS TO HERMANN HOSPITAL |
| 2 | ADULT | MALE | 65 | FATAL | NO | WELLSVILLE, MO | DRIVER | TRANSPORTED TO SCHLANKER FUNERAL - MONTGOMERY CITY |
Misc. Information
** FATALITY CRASH** NEXT OF KIN NOTIFIED** VEHICLE 1 SLOWED WITH TRAFFIC AND WAS COMING TO A STOP DUE TO ANOTHER INCIDENT AHEAD IN THE ROADWAY. VEHICLE 2 STRUCK THE REAR OF VEHICLE 1. VEHICLE 2 TRAVELLED OFF THE LEFT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND STRUCK A BARRIER. VEHICLE 1 TRAVELLED OFF THE RIGHT SIDE OF THE ROADWAY AND CAME TO A STOP. DRIVER 2 WAS PRONOUNCED DECEASED AT THE SCENE BY MONTGOMERY COUNTY EMS AT 1359 HOURS. THIS TROOP F'S 1ST FATALITY FOR AUGUST AND 37TH FOR 2026. ASSISTED SGT M.W. HEDLUND (255), TPR T.R. HECKER (680), CPL J.A. KOESTER (646), MSGT M.A. DICKENS (675), AND COMMERCIAL VEHICLE OFFICER M.C. WALKER (W131).