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- Austin
- Aug 5
- 2 min read
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On August 3, 2026, a trooper with the Missouri State Highway Patrol investigated a single-vehicle crash involving a pedestrian on U.S. 40 near the Midway Travel Plaza near Cunningham Drive in Columbia. The pedestrian was lying in a ditch next to the roadway when a BMW traveling east left the roadway and struck him before returning to the roadway. Witnesses reported the BMW then left the scene by traveling west on Interstate 70.
The pedestrian was transported to University Hospital with serious injuries to his head. The probable cause statement says he was immediately intubated and was suspected of having a brain bleed.
Vehicle information was provided to local law enforcement agencies. A FLOCK camera captured the vehicle near Rangeline and Smiley Lane. Boone County deputies stopped the BMW on Brown Station Road at Tiger Village Trailer Park. Deputies identified the driver as Jesus Bernal Olea and detained him. A trooper arrived at Tiger Village Trailer Park and arrested Bernal Olea on suspicion of assault in the second degree, leaving the scene of an accident involving physical injury, and operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner involving an accident.
The probable cause statement says Bernal Olea admitted operating the BMW and striking the pedestrian. He also stated he left the scene because he was scared. During a search of the vehicle, investigators reported locating small quantities of marijuana and drug paraphernalia inside Bernal Oleaโs backpack.
Bernal Olea is now charged with assault in the second degree, leaving the scene of an accident involving physical injury, operating a motor vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner involving an accident, and possession of marijuana or synthetic cannabinoid of 10 grams or less.
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