Personal Injury Law

Multi-car Missouri accident kills one and injures 4 others

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

A Kansas City man is dead and four others are injured after a complicated accident on I -70.

The accident occurred when a 1993 Geo, driven by Scott Gardner, 24, hit a concrete median barrier and spun into the center lane. A passenger in the Geo, Nancy Barncord, 51, exited the car and was hit by a 1998 Pontiac, driven by Kaitlyn Wildschueltz, 18. The Pontiac continued on to hit the Geo and a third vehicle that was parked on the shoulder, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

One of the passengers, John Stine, 23, was pronounced dead on the scene. Four others were listed with injures, including Barncord, Gardner, and Wildschueltz. Adam Robinson, 18, a passenger in the Pontiac, was the other injury. All of the injured were treated at local hospitals.

Gardner was issued a summons for driving while intoxicated and careless driving.

An accident reconstruction and further investigation will be needed to determine the specifics of the crash. This is a very complicated crash involving a DWI charge, multiple cars, and an injured pedestrian. Anybody injured in an accident like this should immediately find an experienced personal injury attorney to help them analyze the liability issues involved.

If you are injured in an accident with a drunk driver, even if you were partially at fault, you may be able to recover some of your damages because of the comparative negligence system. With comparative fault, a judge or jury will determine a proportion of fault for every party involved in an accident and damages will be paid based on this proportion. Every state has different rules about handling this type of proportional negligence. Missouri follows a pure comparative negligence system, which recently underwent some significant legislative changes.

The Bradley Law Firm handles personal injury cases and we only earn an attorney?s fee if we are successful in your case. We also pay for all the costs and expenses of litigation and only get paid back if we are successful. Contact us today for a free consultation if you or someone you know has been injured in a Missouri or Illinois car wreck.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on August 15, 2008 (boomark / email).