Personal Injury Law

One dead and two injured after Camden County, Missouri car accident

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Victor Torres, 36, was killed and two others were seriously injured Friday evening in a Missouri car accident on Highway 5 in Camden County.

According to the initial crash report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Torres crossed the center line and struck another vehicle head-on. The investigating officer did not specify what might have caused Torres to lose control of his vehicle and head into oncoming traffic.

Torres was pronounced dead at the scene. Two occupants of the second car, Dean Garske, 60, and Kathy Garske, 56, were both seriously injured and taken to Lake Regional Hospital for treatment.

Both Dean and Kathy Garske were wearing seatbelts. Torres was not.

Missouri car accident law says that an accident reconstruction will now be performed. This additional investigation will flesh out the details of the wreck not included in the initial crash report. Since most patrolmen are not trained in accident reconstruction, many details are left off the initial report that could be useful for a Missouri personal injury lawyer who may be called to investigate the case.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on December 19, 2008 (boomark / email).