24-Year-Old Driver Airlifted in Head-On Crash on MO 46 [Maryville, MO]

Maryville, MO (March 10, 2025) – Two drivers were hurt in a head-on crash on MO 46 early Sunday morning.

The two-vehicle crash happened around 4:15 a.m. on March 9 in Maryville.

According to the authorities, a 31-year-old Maryville man was driving a 2017 Ford F150 in the eastbound lane and crossed the center line. 

At the same time, a 24-year-old man, also from Maryville, was westbound in a 2003 Dodge 1500 on the same road and swerved to avoid the Ford but was struck head-on.

As a result, the Ford was sent partially off the road and blocked the westbound lane. The Dodge, on the other hand, went off the north side of the road and stopped facing west.

MSHP said the 24-year-old driver was not wearing a seatbelt, but the 31-year-old was. Both drivers were seriously injured. 

Rescuers airlifted the younger driver to an Omaha hospital while the other was rushed to a hospital in St. Joseph.

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