Personal Injury Law

Third Victim of Highway 40 Tractor Trailer Crash Dies

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

A third victim of Tuesday?s Highway 40 tractor-trailer crash has died as more details emerge from the investigation.

According to authorities, Alvin Mast, 88, died Thursday at St. John?s Mercy Hospital. Two others, Lydia Miller, 55, and Charles Cason, 55, were killed instantly in the Missouri crash.

The St. Louis Post Dispatch reports that prosecutors have not yet filed criminal charges on the truck driver, Jeffrey Knight, 49, and will wait for the results of the crash investigation, which could take another week to complete.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Knight plowed his tractor-trailer through traffic waiting at the ramp from Highway 40 to I-270. No evidence of drugs or alcohol was found, but authorities say Knight did take his eyes off the road just before the collision. The highway patrol has not released any more information as to what may have distracted Knight or what speed he was traveling.

We will continue to post updates as more details emerge.

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Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on July 20, 2008 (boomark / email).