Driver seriously injured after potholes cause semi to crash on I-35 in Missouri

EAGLEVILLE, Mo. (KCTV) – An Iowa man was seriously injured after potholes on I-35 in Missouri caused his big rig to veer across the interstate and crash into an embankment.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol indicates that around 11:50 a.m. on Friday, Jan. 31, emergency crews were called to the area of northbound I-35 near W. 205h St., about 3 miles south of Eagleville, with reports of a single-vehicle collision.

When first responders arrived, they said they found a 39-year-old Steamboat Rock, Iowa, man had been driving a 2003 Kenworth semi-truck north on the interstate when the rig struck several potholes.

State Troopers said the impact with the potholes caused the 18-wheeler to cross the center median and both southbound lanes of traffic before it hit an embankment west of the roadway and stopped.

Emergency crews said the driver was taken to Harrison County Community Hospital with serious but non-life-threatening injuries. He was wearing a seatbelt at the time.

Investigators noted that the semi-truck sustained extensive damage as a result. No further information has been released.

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