MSHP CRASH REPORTS
Published 2:00 pm Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Gainesville man seriously injured in Friday crash, teen arrested
A 29-year-old Gainesville man suffered serious injuries in a two-vehicle crash Friday night near Gainesville, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Tpr. G.L. Plummer, with Troop G of the patrol, Willow Springs, reported a northbound 2010 Ford F-250 driven by a 19-year-old man from Gainesville attempted to pass a 2008 GMC Yukon driven by the 29-year-old as the Yukon was making a left turn. The vehicles collided, ran off the road and struck a utility pole.
The driver of the Yukon was wearing a seat belt and was taken to Baxter Health in Mtn. Home, Ark., for treatment, the report shows. The other driver was reportedly not wearing a seat belt; no injuries were reported for him.
A separate highway patrol arrest report shows Albert J. Latham, 19, of Gainesville, was arrested at 9:53 p.m. that evening pending charges of driving while intoxicated resulting in serious injury to another person, careless and imprudent driving, possession of vision-reducing material, purchase or attempt to purchase liquor by a minor, failure to provide proof of insurance and failure to register a motor vehicle.
The report shows he was taken to the Ozark County Jail and placed on a 24-hour hold pending formal charges, which had not been filed as of press time.
Vanzant woman, child injured Friday in rollover crash
A 33-year-old Vanzant woman suffered injuries when her vehicle overturned at 1:20 a.m. Friday on north U.S. 63, 5 miles south of Houston in Texas County.
Cpl. S.J. Crewse reported the woman was driving a southbound 2016 Chevrolet Tahoe that ran off the left side of the road, hit a mailbox, overturned and struck a fence.
The driver was not wearing a seat belt and was taken by ambulance to Texas County Memorial Hospital in Houston for treatment, the report shows. Her passenger, a 3-year-old boy from Vanzant, was restrained in a child car seat and suffered minor injuries; he was also taken by ambulance to TCMH.
Weekend crash injures 2 girls from Alton
Two girls from Alton, ages 6 and 11, suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash at 12:25 p.m. Saturday on Oregon County Road 313, 10 miles south of Alton.
Tpr. D.B. Howell reported a southbound 2004 GMC pickup driven by a 25-year-old Alton man struck an oncoming 2004 Chevrolet Tahoe driven by a 28-year-old Alton man. The girls, who were passengers in the Tahoe, were taken by Oregon County Ambulance to Ozarks Healthcare in West Plains for treatment, the report shows.
The 11-year-old was properly secured with a seat belt, but the 6-year-old reportedly was not. Missouri law requires children younger than 8 or under 80 pounds or 4 feet, 9 inches tall, to be secured in a child safety seat or booster seat.
No injuries were reported for either driver, both of whom wore seat belts.
Scott Co. woman injured in Shannon Co., Mtn. View woman arrested
A 72-year-old woman from Benton in Scott County suffered minor injuries in a two-vehicle crash at 2 p.m. Sunday on east U.S. 60, 2 miles east of Mtn. View in Shannon County.
Msgt. M.J. Chastain reported a northbound 2010 Nissan Altima driven by a 42-year-old woman from Mtn. View failed to stop at a stop sign and struck an eastbound 2015 Ford F-350 driven by a 70-year-old Benton man. The 72-year-old woman, a passenger in the Ford, was wearing a seat belt and was treated by emergency medical personnel at the scene, the report shows. No injuries were reported for the driver of the Ford, who wore a seat belt, or the Nissan’s driver, who reportedly did not wear a seat belt.
A separate arrest report from the highway patrol shows 42-year-old Amanda L. Elliot of Mtn. View was ticketed and released roadside at 2:35 p.m. Sunday on charges of persistent driving while intoxicated, driving while suspended, failure to stop at a stop sign and failure to wear a seat belt. Formal charges had not been filed as of press time, court records show.
Chastain was assisted at the scene by Tpr. C.C. Battreal and Tpr. S.T. Duggins.
