Personal Injury Law

Missouri tractor trailer accident kills one

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Paul Glaus, 66, was killed Tuesday when his pickup crashed into a tractor trailer on Highway 61 near Sikeston, Missouri.

The initial crash report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol said the accident occurred when the big rig, driven by Tony McCoy, 41, attempted to pass Glaus? pickup. As the tractor trailer was passing, Glaus attempted to make a left hand turn and pulled in the path of McCoy?s Freightliner.

Glaus and a passenger, Matthew Marshall, 27, were taken St. Francis Medical center for treatment. Glaus was pronounced dead there at 11:45 a.m. Marshall survived the crash, but suffered serious injuries. McCoy was also treated for minor injuries.

Neither Glaus nor Marshall was wearing a seatbelt.

More details still need to be examined by authorities and a Missouri trucking accident attorney before liability can be determined in this tragic accident. Information about how fast each driver was going has not been released and it is not clear which driver is at-fault. The initial crash report has only a very brief description of the accident and no citations were issued by the investigating officer. A personal injury attorney would look at the results of the accident reconstruction as well as the truck driver?s personal logs to determine if either driver was negligent and caused the crash.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on January 20, 2009 (boomark / email).