Personal Injury Law

Two-vehicle Missouri car crash injures four

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Four people were hospitalized Thursday morning when one car rear-ended another on Missouri 96 near Halltown, Missouri.

The accident occurred when Melinda Hulbert, 31, failed to slow her 2003 Saturn before striking another car, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Hulbert?s car struck the rear of a 2004 GMC Sonoma and sent it off the roadway where it hit an embankment and overturned. Hulbert?s car remained in the roadway.

The driver of the second car, Sharon Evans, 45, suffered moderate injuries and was taken St. John?s Hospital. Evans? two daughters, Misti and Krystal, 13 and 16 respectively, were both seriously injured. Both girls were also taken by ambulance to St. John?s Hospital. Hulbert suffered moderate injuries and was taken to Cox Medical Center South.

A Missouri personal injury attorney will need to review more details in this case, but from the description in the initial crash report, the Evans family may be able to recover damages for their injuries. Often, negligence is assumed in Missouri rear-end collision cases. There may be other important facts about this crash left off the initial report, though, that may affect the case.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on May 07, 2009 (boomark / email).