A Lathrop, Missouri, man was injured in an accident on Interstate 29 May 2, 2024. Richard C. Stitt, 69, was driving a 2022 Chevrolet express van northbound on I-29 when he lost control of the vehicle on the wet roadway at the 123 mile-marker 13 miles north of Rock Port. The van travelled off the left side of the road, causing the front of the vehicle to strike the guardrail. The van then came to rest off the roadway in the median facing northeast.

Stitt, who was wearing a seat belt, suffered minor injuries and was taken to Community Hospital-Fairfax in Fairfax, Missouri. The 2022 Chevrolet Express Van sustained moderate damage and was towed from the scene by Double M Towing. The accident was investigated by Missouri State Highway Patrol Sgt. K.F. Jeffers, who was assisted by the Atchison-Holt Ambulance District.