Personal Injury Law

Two Women Seriously Injured In Missouri Car Wreck

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Carissa Resinger, 23, and Patricia Hellenbrand, 50, were seriously injured in a wreck Sunday afternoon near Barnhart.

According to the investigating officer, Resinger failed to yield at a red traffic signal on Route M and her 1997 Chrysler Sebring struck the driver?s side of Hellenbrand?s 1995 Chrysler Concord. Resinger?s car continued into the median where it hit a traffic signal post and came to a stop. Hellenbrand?s car traveled off the north side of the roadway and came to rest on an embankment.

Resinger was taken to St. John?s Hospital in Creve Coeur and Hellenbrand was transported to St. Anthony?s in South St. Louis County.

Side Impact Car Accidents are very dangerous because forces are absorbed by the human body from the side and most safety features in older vehicles, like the 1995 Concord involved in this accident, are designed to protect passengers from head on collisions.

Whenever someone is injured by another driver?s negligence, the liability insurance of the at-fault driver is required to pay medical bills, lost wages, and other expenses of the injured party. After a car wreck, insurance companies may contact you to give a statement. It is very important that you contact a Missouri personal injury lawyer before you give a statement. Anything you say may be recorded and used against you at trial. Missouri personal injury matters are time sensitive and must be investigated as soon as possible to achieve the full measure of justice allowed under Missouri law.

The Bradley Law Firm has handled personal injury cases for over 30 years. Contact us today for a free consultation if you or a loved one have been injured in a Missouri or Illinois car wreck.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on June 30, 2008 (boomark / email).