Personal Injury Law

Chain reaction crash injures three on I-55

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Three people were hospitalized after a four-car Missouri injury accident on Interstate 55 in Pemiscot County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The initial accident report describes the accident as a chain of rear end collisions as several cars were stopped due to traffic. Megan Fielder, 25, was driving her 2007 Buick southbound and was unable to stop before slamming into the back of the line of cars. The force of the collision pushed one car into another and, in all, four cars were involved.

In the third car was Robin Roberts, 25, and three members of her family. Rhonda Roberts, 26, Rheyna Roberts, 3, and Riley Roberts, 4, were all injured and taken to the hospital for treatment. According to the investigating officer, no one else in the other vehicles sustained serious injury.

The description of this Missouri car crash did not say why Fielder was unable to stop before hitting the line of cars. The roads may have been slick or she simply could have been inattentive and not seen the backup in front of her. Initial crash reports are, as their name suggests, just the initial opinion of the investigating officer. Further investigation may reveal another reason Fielder was unable to stop.

Unless another explanation is found, however, this case may fall under the rear-end collision doctrine which states that negligence is assumed on the part of the at-fault driver in rear end collision cases. That does not necessarily mean the case will be cut and dry so the injured parties might benefit from contacting a Missouri car accident lawyer to discuss their rights.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on December 28, 2009 (boomark / email).