Car Accidents

In two moments of violent collisions, five lives were ended this past weekend. Two of those killed were teenagers and one was just 20 years old in the car accidents north of Joplin. Two University of Central Missouri students died in a three-vehicle accident this past Saturday afternoon. A 49-year-old man was also killed in […]

Grandparents not only share wisdom earned over their years, but most important, they show their love. A Missouri grandfather was recently helping his teenage grandson with a troublesome car when tragedy struck. The 64-year-old grandfather was killed in a car accident as he sat in his vehicle with his grandson on Missouri 152, about 160 […]

The Joplin Globe reports that federal transportation officials are pushing automakers to incorporate new communications technology in vehicles. The tech won’t allow drivers to talk to friends or get directions or receive texts, however. Instead, it will enable new passenger vehicles to talk to each other. Officials say if the technology were to be employed […]

They happen in a heartbeat. Or perhaps car accidents caused by intoxicated drivers really happen when the drunken person climbs behind the wheel of their vehicle. A Jasper County Circuit Court judge in Joplin will soon weigh evidence presented in a trial in which a 27-year-old man will be accused of second-degree assault by driving […]

Ninety miles east of Joplin, a Missouri man was recently sentenced to 14 years in prison. The Sparta resident pleaded guilty to charges involving the death of his three-year-old son and injuries to four other people in a car accident. The 34-year-old was behind the wheel of a Toyota when the car crossed the highway’s […]