Crash Report Details
| Investigated By | Incident# | GPS Latitude | GPS Longitude | Date | Time | County | Location | Troop |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MSGT. S. ROWE (400) AND MCIU #3 CRASH INVESTIGATOR CPL. T. WRIGHT (1296) | 260356212 | 36.6209722 | -93.223194 | 08/22/2026 | 3:55PM | TANEY | US-65 IN HOLLISTER, MO | D |
| Veh. # | Vehicle Description | Damage | Disposition | Driver Type | Driver Gender | Driver Age | Safety Device | Driver City/State | Driver Insurance | Vehicle Direction |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | 2022 FORD EXPLORER | TOTAL | TOWED BY SCHRADER'S TOWING | ADULT | MALE | 34 | YES | HOLLISTER, MO | FARM BUREAU | SOUTHBOUND |
| 1 | 2009 CHEVROLET HHR | TOTAL | TOWED BY ALL TIME TOWING | ADULT | FEMALE | 69 | YES | BRANSON, MO | UNKNOWN | NORTHBOUND |
| Veh. # | Person Type | Gender | Age | Injury Type | Safety Device | City/State | Involvement | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 | JUVENILE | MALE | 10 | MINOR | YES | HOLLISTER, MO | OCCUPANT | TRANSPORTED BY TANEY COUNTY AMBULANCE TO MERCY HOSPITAL, SPRINGFIELD |
| 2 | JUVENILE | FEMALE | 11 | MINOR | YES | HOLLISTER, MO | OCCUPANT | TRANSPORTED BY TANEY COUNTY AMBULANCE TO MERCY HOSPITAL, SPRINGFIELD |
| 2 | ADULT | MALE | 34 | SERIOUS | YES | HOLLISTER, MO | DRIVER | TRANSPORTED BY TANEY COUNTY AMBULANCE TO MERCY HOSPITAL, SPRINGFIELD |
| 2 | ADULT | FEMALE | 35 | FATAL | YES | HOLLISTER, MO | OCCUPANT | TRANSPORTED BY TANEY COUNTY AMBULANCE TO MERCY HOSPITAL, SPRINGFIELD |
| 1 | ADULT | FEMALE | 69 | FATAL | YES | BRANSON, MO | DRIVER | TRANSPORTED TO CREMATION OF THE OZARKS BY ASSISTANT TANEY COUNTY CORONER |
Misc. Information
FATALITY REPORT. NEXT OF KIN NOTIFIED. THESE ARE TROOP D'S 82ND AND 83RD FATALITIES FOR 2026. VEHICLE 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND IN THE SOUTHBOUND PASSING LANE OF US 65 WHEN IT COLLIDED, HEAD-ON, WITH VEHICLE 2. DRIVER 1 WAS PRONOUNCED, AT THE SCENE, AT 1635 HOURS BY ASSISTANT TANEY COUNTY CORONER BRYAN KOPPITZ. PASSENGER 1 IN VEHICLE 2 WAS PRONOUNCED AT 0000 HOURS ON 08/24/2026 BY DR. KRISI CAUSA AT MERCY HOSPITAL SPRINGFIELD. ASSISTED BY CPL. J. SCHWARTZ (1218), TPR. J. KENYON (1213), AND TPR. F. JONES (757). UPDATED REPORT - ADDED SECOND FATALITY/LATE DEATH.