Personal Injury Law

Warrensburg woman seriously injured in crash

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Tonya Wheeler, 22, was seriously injured Saturday afternoon when the car she was riding in collided with a pickup at an uncontrolled intersection on County Road 251 in Johnson County.

According to the investigating officer, both the car and the pickup entered the intersection at the same time. Since there were no stop lights or signs, neither driver was prepared to stop which caused the crash and sent both vehicles off the south side of the roadway.

Wheeler was taken to research medical center with serious injuries. The driver of the car, Megan Edington, 23, sustained minor injuries. Joshua Hopkins, 20, did not suffer any significant injury, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The accident remains under investigation.

While the intersection was uncontrolled, there are still regulations that drivers must follow to protect themselves from accidents like these. If a driver is approaching an uncontrolled intersection, he must yield to any cars already in the intersection. If two vehicles are approaching the intersection at the same time, the driver on the left must yield to the driver on his immediate right.

If either driver in the Johnson County crash failed to follow these guidelines, he or she may be ticketed and liable for damages sustained by the other driver.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on October 18, 2008 (boomark / email).