As the Missouri State HighwayPatrol shows on their website, an official accidentreport contains a wealth of information about the drivers, vehicles, damages and environmental conditions involved in a crash. On Halloween, 2006, 18-year-old Nikki Catsouras crashed her father’s Porsche 911 Carrera, driving at more than 100 miles per hour. While trying to switch lanes, she clipped another car, lost control, then careened over the highway’s median across the traffic lanes and into a concrete toll booth.

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If you’ve ever tried to navigate the Missouri State HighwayPatrol (MSHP) website after a wreck, you know it feels a bit like using the internet in 2004. There are "preliminary" reports, "official" reports, and a whole lot of waiting involved. Missouri State HighwayPatrol responded to a fatal crash Friday evening on Highway 53 south of...The 41-year-0ld man ran off the road while taking a curve on county road 2900, 1.5 miles south of Mountain view, according to the HighwayPatrol. State Troopers report the crash occurred about 5:45 pm on MissouriHighway 3 as the 29-year-old man was northbound and ran off the right side of the road and struck a tree.

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The pick-up truck overturned. The driver was taken to Moberly Regional Medical Center for treatment. Tragic Scene_ MissouriHighwayPatrol Responds to Accident.Missouri State HighwayPatrol says a semi-truck collided with the rear of a Hyundai Accent along eastbound Interstate 44 near Highway 37, leaving two drivers injured early Thursday morning. The official website for the Missouri State HighwayPatrol.