Cooper County crash leaves woman injured, I-70 lanes blocked Saturday
Haley Swaino
COLUMBIA, Mo. (KMIZ)
A Ballwin, Missouri woman was injured in a crash that shut down part of Interstate 70 in Cooper County Saturday evening.
According to a Missouri State Highway Patrol crash report, the 34-year-old was driving a 2022 Hyundai Elantra eastbound on I-70 around 4:30 p.m., west of the Missouri River Bridge. The car hydroplaned and hit a guardrail near mile marker 113.
A 28-year-old Kansas man was also headed eastbound, driving a Kenworth T680 semi-truck, and hit the crashed car. The semi then jackknifed, flipped on its side and hit the concrete median barrier, the report says.
A car hydroplaned on Interstate 70 in Cooper County near mile marker 113 on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
A semi jackknifed after hitting a crashed car on Interstate 70 in Cooper County near mile marker 113 on Saturday, Feb. 14, 2026.
The Missouri woman had moderate injuries and was taken to University Hospital by ambulance. The man was not hurt. The report says the vehicles were totaled, and both drivers were wearing seatbelts.
MSHP Troop F said in an X post that it was investigating a multi-vehicle crash with injuries on I-70 around 5:30 p.m. Saturday. Drivers were told the crash would likely keep the eastbound lanes closed for about two hours.
🚨Crash Blocking EB I-70 at 113 MM🚨
Troopers are investigating a multiple vehicle injury crash blocking eastbound I-70, west of the Missouri River Bridge (between Boonville and Columbia), in Cooper County.
The eastbound lanes will likely be closed for two hours. pic.twitter.com/52iqiwU1PJ
— MSHP Troop F (@MSHPTrooperF) February 14, 2026
The scene cleared and both lanes reopened around 7 p.m., according to a later post.