Accident articles related to Cape Girardeau
A pedestrian in Dudley, Missouri, identified as William Vanover, was fatally struck by a tractor trailer on September 21. The incident occurred on County Road 477, and Vanover was pronounced dead at the scene.
Three people were injured in an accident in Fredericktown, Missouri. The accident occurred on September 7 around 7:40 p.m. The driver, Don Whited II, was going westbound on MO 72 when the vehicle travelled off the right side of the roadway and struck an embankment.
One man was killed and two people were injured in a Ripley County crash in Oxly, Missouri. Sherkil Reed died at the scene while the driver and Whitney Smith were injured. The crash occurred on August 31.
Three people are dead, including one juvenile, and another juvenile was injured after a crash in Poplar Bluff, Missouri. The accident occurred on August 31 around 8:25 a.m. when a vehicle ran off the roadway and struck a tree. The driver and two occupants were pronounced dead at the scene, while the injured juvenile was flown to a hospital in St. Louis.
A woman was taken to the hospital after her vehicle ended up in a ditch in Mayfield. The driver, Winnie Davis, dropped off the roadway and overcorrected, causing her to exit the roadway and cross two culverts. Davis received minor non-life-threatening injuries and was transported to a local hospital for treatment.
Northbound lanes of Interstate 55 in Cape Girardeau County were closed for several hours after a semi tractor-trailer crash. The driver, Christopher Ford, suffered moderate injuries and was taken to a local hospital. Hazmat crews were called to the scene due to the semi hauling consumer grade bleach.
A two-vehicle crash in Madison County, Missouri resulted in the death of Arie P. Van Zee and injuries to Trevor M. Vance. The crash occurred on June 27 when Van Zee's car crossed the center line and collided with Vance's pickup truck. Both vehicles were totaled in the accident.
Two women were injured in a late night hit-and-run crash involving a semi on Interstate 55 in New Madrid County.
A fatal crash involving an SUV and a semi truck in Energy, Illinois claimed the life of Ciara Corbitt. The crash occurred on June 21 and closed both northbound lanes of Route 148 for about 3 hours. The Energy Police Department handled the investigation with assistance from several other agencies.
A semi truck has run off in the median along the Purchase Parkway near Wingo, Kentucky in Graves County. The crash is not blocking traffic at this time, but traffic will be halted for around one hour once a tow truck arrives to recover the semi.