Personal Injury Law

Three Sustain Injuries in Car Wreck Christian County, Missouri

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

On April 24, 2008, three people sustained serious personal injuries in a two car accident in Christian County, Missouri around 10:15 a.m. on US 65, just four miles South of Ozark, Missouri. According to the investigating officer, William Harp, 82, of Nixa, Missouri was driving a 2001 Chevrolet S-10 when he attempted to cross US 65 from Route A. Harp's vehicle pulled into the path of a Northbound 2008 Dodge Charger driven by Brandi Correll, 35. She had one passenger in the vehicle, Carroll Foster, 47. Both of them were from Floral, Arkansas. According to evidence at the scene, the two vehicles collided in the northbound passing lane.

Correll and Foster were transported by ambulance to Skaggs Hospital in Branson, Missouri where they were treated for very serious personal injuries. Harp was transported by ambulance to St. John's Hospital in Springfield, Missouri.

Investigating officers have not released any further information regarding the probable contributing circumstances. Every police report contains a section where an officer may indicate what he or she believes caused the accident. However, under Missouri evidence law, these opinions are considered hearsay unless the officer actually witnessed the event or has been trained in accident reconstruction. Most highway patrol officers are not accident reconstructionists. In cases where legal causation as to liability is in dispute, it is important to hire an accident reconstruction expert to fill in the missing pieces of the puzzle.

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Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on April 24, 2008 (boomark / email).