Jan 01, 2021

Officer injured after crash during chase in Clinton Co.

Posted Jan 01, 2021 4:20 PM

CLINTON COUNTY —One person was injured in an accident just before 4:30a.m. Friday in Clinton County.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a 2017 Ford Explorer driven by Officer David P. Shobe, 35, Easton, was northbound at Breckenridge and 296th Street one half mile west of the Turney city limits in pursuit of a fleeing vehicle.

The Explorer traveled off the road and struck a tree.  Tri-County EMS transported Shobe to Liberty Hospital. He was properly restrained at the time of the accident, according to the MSHP.

Authorities released no additional details.