Personal Injury Law

Two dead in Missouri car accident

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Linda Wall, 63, and Levi Clark, 17, were killed Saturday afternoon in an accident on Missouri 133 near Richland, Missouri.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol?s initial crash report, Clark?s 2000 Dodge Ram pickup truck crossed the center line on Missouri 133 and struck Wall?s 2008 Dodge Van head-on.

Clark was pronounced dead at the scene. Wall was taken to General Wood Community Hospital where she was later pronounced dead. A passenger in the van, Katie Wall, 11, was injured and taken to Phelps County Regional Medical Center.

Clark was not wearing a seat belt.

Since there was a fatality, an accident reconstruction will be conducted to determine some of the specifics of the car crash. This additional investigation will examine tire skid marks and debris patterns which provides valuable information that could be used by a Missouri car accident lawyer should one be contacted.

While there was already a description of the accident on the initial crash report, it was very brief and would be considered hearsay in court if the investigating officer didn?t actually witness the accident. It also didn?t explain why Clark crossed the center line. An accident reconstruction might be able to better illustrate the events of the crash to a personal injury attorney and indicate whether one of the drivers was negligent.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on December 27, 2008 (boomark / email).