Personal Injury Law

St. Charles County man charged with drunk driving after fatal crash

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Robert Wood, 51, was killed early Thursday morning when his car was rear-ended on Interstate 70 near O?Fallon, Missouri.

The man who hit Wood, Chad Frazer, 29, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Frazer?s blood alcohol level was over three times the limit at 0.27, and that was when he was tested more than an hour after the crash.

According to the initial crash report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Wood was traveling eastbound in the right lane on I-70 in a 1990 Mercury Topaz. Frazer was also traveling eastbound in a 1991 Ford Mustang when he came up behind a tractor trailer. Frazer attempted to pass the big rig to the right and in doing so he rear-ended Wood?s car sending it off the right side of the highway. Frazer?s car veered to left and came to rest along the median.

Frazer was reportedly traveling at speeds in excess of 100 mph when he hit Wood?s car.

Wood was pronounced dead at the scene. Frazer was taken to St. Joseph?s Health Center with moderate injuries.

It seems like we read about another drunken driving accident every week. Please make sure that you are responsible when you go out to a bar and always be extra vigilant if you are driving late on a Thursday, Friday or Saturday night.

If you or someone you love is involved in a crash with a drunk driver, contact a St. Louis car accident lawyer as soon as possible. Many important pieces of evidence may be lost if not collected quickly by a personal injury or wrongful death attorney.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on February 19, 2009 (boomark / email).