Crash Report Details


Crash Information
Investigated By Incident# GPS Latitude GPS Longitude Date Time County Location Troop
TPR. T. G. BUSSE (443) AND MICU #4 SGT. J. M. WEADON (1237) 260460362 38.14164 -91.03884 10/30/2026 5:30PM WASHINGTON NORTHBOUND MO-185, NORTH OF HAMILTON HOLLOW ROAD C
Vehicle Information
Veh. # Vehicle Description Damage Disposition Driver Type Driver Gender Driver Age Safety Device Driver City/State Driver Insurance Vehicle Direction
3 2001 CHEVROLET SILVERADO 2500 MINOR REMOVED BY PRIVATE PARTY ADULT MALE 18 YES UNION, MO NONE NORTHBOUND
2 2018 RAM 1500 TOTAL TOWED TO/BY CHUCK'S TOWING ADULT MALE 31 YES POTOSI, MO NONE NORTHBOUND
4 2019 VOLVO XC90 MINOR REMOVED BY PRIVATE PARTY ADULT FEMALE 56 YES FARMINGTON, MO AMERICAN FAMILY NORTHBOUND
1 2010 JEEP LIBERTY TOTAL TOWED TO/BY CHUCKS TOWING ADULT MALE 60 UNKNOWN ST. CHARLES, MO UNKNOWN SOUTHBOUND
Injury Information
Veh. # Person Type Gender Age Injury Type Safety Device City/State Involvement Disposition
2 JUVENILE FEMALE 7 MINOR YES POTOSI, MO OCCUPANT TRANSPORTED BY MISSOURI BAPTIST AMBULANCE DISTRICT TO MISSOURI BAPTIST SULLIVAN HOSPITAL
1 ADULT FEMALE 30 SERIOUS NO ST. CHARLES, MO OCCUPANT TRANSPORTED BY ARCH 6 TO MERCY HOSPITAL SOUTH
2 ADULT MALE 31 MODERATE YES POTOSI, MO DRIVER TRANSPORTED BY MISSOURI BAPTIST AMBULANCE DISTRICT TO MISSOURI BAPTIST SULLIVAN HOSPITAL
1 ADULT MALE 60 FATAL UNKNOWN ST. CHARLES, MO DRIVER TRANSPORTED BY WASHINGTON COUNTY CORONER TO WASHINGTON COUNTY MORGUE

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FATALITY REPORT - VEHICLE 1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND MO-185, VEHICLE 2 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND MO-185 BEHIND VEHICLE 4. DRIVER 2 ATTEMPTED TO OVERTAKE VEHICLE 4 IN THE SOUTHBOUND LANE, CAUSING THE FRONT OF VEHICLE 2 TO STRIKE THE FRONT OF VEHICLE 1. BOTH VEHICLE 1 AND VEHICLE 2 BEGAN ROTATING COUNTERCLOCKWISE. VEHICLE 1 TRAVELED OFF THE WEST ROAD EDGE AND VEHICLE 2 TRAVELED OFF THE EAST ROAD EDGE. VEHICLE 4 STRUCK DEBRIS FROM THE IMPACT AND BEGAN TO SLOW DOWN. DRIVER 3 FAILED TO OBSERVE VEHICLE 4 SLOWING, CAUSING THE FRONT OF VEHICLE 3 TO STRIKE THE REAR OF VEHICLE 4. DRIVER 1 PRONOUNCED ON SCENE BY EMS PERSONNEL AT 1812 HOURS. ASSISTED BY TPR. C. J. WALKER (938), CPL. T. H. ELLISTON (763), RNG. P. BATTREAL (R25), RNG. C. BLUMENSTOCK (R34), RNG. E. LEWIS (R19) AND TPR. A. M. CUNNINGHAM (338)