Personal Injury Law

Pleasant Hill Father Saves Infant Son from Watery Wreckage In Cass County

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

A Pleasant Hill father rescued his infant son from the icy wreckage of a Missouri rollover accident on March 14, 2011 at 8:15am in a Cass County Missouri car accident.

24 year old William S. Whenham from Pleasant Hill, Missouri drove his infant son Colton L. Whenham on MO-7 on Monday morning. The roadway was covered in slush. The father lost control of his 2009 Ford F150 Pickup. The truck ran off the right side of the road, crashed down an embankment, and overturned. The truck submerged into the creek upside down, only the undercarriage and tires of the truck visible. The infant son was still buckled inside.

The father managed to rescue his son from the wreckage. The infant submerged in the icy waters for less than a minute. The F150 sustained extensive damage in this Missouri car accident. Emergency crews found the father and son suffering from hypothermia symptoms on the side of the road. The father only had minor injuries. The infant was taken to Children?s Mercy Hospital for treatment.

According to local reports, the father could have been driving too fast for the inclement weather conditions. Missouri law requires motorists to exercise the highest degree of care while driving on Missouri roads. Operating a vehicle in a careful and prudent manner is required at all times. When the roads are slushy and icy, driving prudently often means driving slower than usual. When the weather becomes drastically colder, as it did on Monday morning, drivers should monitor their rate of speed so as not to endanger others.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on March 19, 2011 (boomark / email).