Crash

Both eastbound and westbound lanes lanes of Interstate 70 were closed early Tuesday morning due to a vehicle fire near mile marker 115 and the Missouri river bridge.  According to KOMU, emergency crews responded to the fire around 9:00 a.m. on the eastbound lanes of the bridge.  ABC 17 reports that a semi-truck and a car were involved in the accident.

I was driving down Grand shortly after 7 p.m. and noticed some Sedalia Police cars and an ambulance at the intersection with 14th.   A Chevy pickup truck struck a the corner of 1400 S. Grand just moments before.  I did not get an opportunity to speak with the driver or authorities.

The Missouri State Fair has announced the refund procedure for the auto races at State Fair Speedway on August 19.  The races were cancelled after a crash injured several spectators on the infield of the track.

UPDATE: The Missouri State Highway Patrol has issued this news release concerning the crashes that occurred at the Missouri State Fair Speedway last night (August 19):

On Tuesday, pilot Mark Simmons was towing a marriage proposal behind his small plane when he suddenly experienced engine problems and crashed off Rhode Island’s Block Island. Uh oh! We hope this isn’t a bad wedding omen.

At 5:45 Tuesday evening (June 26), the Missouri State Highway patrol reported a fatal accident that occurred on Cherry Tree Lane South of Bouldin Road in Pettis County.

Police responded to a rollover accident in front of the new McDonald's Restaurant at 1611 South Limit Avenue at approximately 1:00 p.m. this afternoon (June 15). Witnesses say that the vehicle was struck traveling northbound on South Limit Avenue when it flipped onto it's roof...