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Car crosses I-49 median, goes under guardrail crashing in front of oncoming traffic

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JASPER COUNTY, Mo. – Just after 8 p.m. Saturday evening reports of a single vehicle crash south of Carthage on I-49 near the Cedar Road exit alerted Jasper County E911.

Carthage Fire Dept, Jasper County Sheriff’s Deputies and Mercy Carthage responded emergency.

On scene Tpr J. Drum of the Missouri State Highway Patrol tells us a vehicle traveling south on I-49 crossed the median just past the Center Creek bridge, crossed under the guardrail and then crashed in front of oncoming, northbound traffic.  No other vehicles were struck.  It was a single vehicle crash at the 48 MM.

The single occupant was the male driver.  Checked out by Mercy EMS and released on the scene.

The vehicle was totaled. The majority of the damage was to the passenger side.

M&M Wrecker removed the vehicle and debris from the crash scene.

Note correction of information.  In our live video we stated the vehicle went over the guardrail, however Tpr Joe Drum’s investigation revealed the vehicle crossed under the guardrail.

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Driver thrown in rollover crash, “she’s lucky”, Trooper states

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JASPER COUNTY, Mo. — About 9:30 a.m. Friday Jasper County E911 were alerted to reports of a crash near CR-120 and East Fir Road, east of Carthage.

Carthage Fire Dept, Jasper County Deputies, and Mercy Carthage responded. Missouri State Highway Patrol were notified.

On scene the vehicle was off the roadway in a field. It had traveled through two fences.

Tpr J. Drum tells us the vehicle was westbound on Fir Road, lost control, on what the driver described as a “hump”. The hump was the stop sign at Fir Road and CR-120.

After leaving the road, the vehicle traveled about 450 feet, overturning, ejecting the driver.

The driver suffered moderate injuries. She will survive. He states, “she’s very lucky.” She was not wearing her seat belt.

Schrader’s Towing removed the Honda CRV from the crash scene.

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Serious crash involving tractor trailer and CR100 overpass bridge of I-44

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JASPER COUNTY, Mo. – Friday night just after 9 p.m. Jasper County E911 were alerted to a tractor trailer crash at the CR100 overpass of I-44 westbound. Multiple vehicles involved.

Carthage Fire, Jasper County Deputies, Sarcoxie Police, Mercy Ambulance and others responded to the scene near the Joplin Regional Stockyards. Carthage Fire Dept requested assistance from Sarcoxie Fire. Missouri State Highway Patrol were notified.

The crash scene just before midnight as crews continue working to clear the crash.
Tpr Joe Drum of Missouri State Highway Patrol tells us there were three separate crashes, as not all vehicles collided together.

He tells us preliminary information from the scene and witness statements, a tractor trailer (Hobby Lobby) was in the left lane and a pickup (seen in our photos) was in the right lane. The tractor trailer clipped the pickup, which then overturned off the roadway. And the tractor trailer continued through the guardrail and up under the CR100 overpass.

As the tractor trailer destroyed the guardrail it was jutting out across the highway. Multiple vehicles crashed into the guardrail damaging or disabling vehicles.

Overnight more details are released. The tractor trailer driver, Robert Jones, 45, of Oklahoma City, Okla. The occupant of the sleeper cab Robert Bettis, 63, of Edmond, Okla.

The 2015 Ram 1500 pickup was being driven by Lisadawn McCabe, 68, of Olathe, Kan.

All of the injured were transported by ambulance to Mercy Hospital Joplin.

M&M Wrecker arrived emergency to stabilize the Hobby Lobby tractor trailer from falling over while EMTs were extricating the two Oklahoma men from the destroyed tractor. It was an extended extrication.

Inspectors from MoDOT arrived shortly after 11 p.m. to inspect the bridge.

McDowell’s Wrecker from Springfield, Mo. arrived to begin clearing damaged guardrail as contract workers for MoDOT.

The debris and tractor trailer was cleared the scene about 2 a.m. Saturday morning.

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