Personal Injury Law

Missouri car accident sends woman to hospital

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Mandy Doss, 22, was injured Tuesday after the car she was riding in crashed into another vehicle on Berry Road in St. Francois County, Missouri.

According to the Highway Patrol?s initial crash report, this Missouri car accident occurred when a 1997 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Clayton Proffer, 21, attempted to enter Berry Road. Proffer failed to yield as he made the turn and pulled out in front of a 2008 Pontiac Torrent, driven by Beverly Hagan, 57. Hagan was unable to stop and crashed into the rear of Proffer?s vehicle.

Doss was a passenger in Hagan?s car. Doss was taken by ambulance to Parkland Health Center South for treatment. No one else involved in the accident suffered serious injury, according to the investigating officer.

Often in rear-end collision cases, the fault lies on the person driving the car in back that initiates the contact. The initial crash report for this crash, however, specifically mentions Proffer?s failure to yield as a major cause of this crash. Initial crash reports are considered hearsay in court so a Missouri personal injury lawyer will need to investigate the crash more thoroughly to back up the details outlined in the report.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on May 05, 2009 (boomark / email).