Personal Injury Law

Accident on Missouri farm road seriously injures couple

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Gary Weston, 36, and his wife Lea Weston, 37, both suffered serious injury Wednesday after a Missouri car accident on Farm Road 1090 in Barry County, Missouri.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Westons were traveling south in a 2007 Buick Rainier and approached an uncontrolled intersection. At the same time, a 2001 Ford pickup, driven by Steven Mattingly, 23, was also approaching the same intersection. Neither vehicle stopped and they collided in the intersection.

The Westons were taken to Cox South Hospital for treatment of serious injuries. Mattingly did not sustain any significant injury, according to the initial crash report.

Since the intersection was uncontrolled, meaning it had no traffic lights or signs, different rules apply. The vehicle on the right always has the right of way when two vehicles are approaching an uncontrolled intersection. This is only if both vehicles are going to enter the intersection at the exact same time. If one car is clearly ahead of the other and enters the intersection first, they have the right of way.

The drivers in the Barry County crash should consult a personal injury attorney and describe the accident in detail to him or her. If one of the drivers negligently entered the intersection without the right of way, the other driver could be entitled to damages to cover any medical costs arising from the accident. Of course, the testimony of the driver may not be enough to win the case so a resourceful Missouri car accident lawyer will probably contact experts to conduct an accident reconstruction and prove which vehicle entered the intersection first and how fast the cars were going.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on July 16, 2009 (boomark / email).