A 65-year-old Rock Port, Missouri, woman was injured in a traffic accident in Atchison County November 2, 2024. The crash occurred at 10:36 p.m. one-half mile north of Fairfax, Missouri, when a 2013 Kia Sportage was heading northbound on Highway 59 and traveled off the east side of the roadway, impacting a ditch. The vehicle came to rest on its wheels off the east side of the roadway facing north.

The driver, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered moderate injuries and was transported by an Atchison-Holt ambulance to Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax. The Kia sustained minor damage and was towed from the scene by Double M Towing of Rock Port. The accident was investigated by Missouri State Highway Patrol (MSHP) Trooper R. A. Matthews, who was assisted by the Atchison County Sheriff’s Office and the Atchison-Holt Ambulance Service.

(New regulations recently set by the MSHP do not allow the publication of names of individuals involved in traffic, boating, and drowning accidents.)