Personal Injury Law

Three car Missouri crash sends two to hospital

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

A three-car, chain reaction Missouri crash sent two people to the hospital Monday evening in Pulaski County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, all three vehicles involved were traveling eastbound on Missouri highway 28 at around 6:00 p.m. Among the drivers were Kendra Cunningham, 20; Sharon Shamblin, 26; and Jared Sabatasso, 28. The initial crash reports says Sabatasso's 2007 Toyota Solara rear-ended Shamblin's 2006 Mazda 3. The impact then sent Shamblin's car into the back of Cunningham's 2006 Hyundai SGX.

Shamblin suffered serious injuries and was rushed by ambulance to a local hospital. Cunningham was also hospitalized, but with less serious injuries. Sabatasso was not listed as injured on the report.

Our thoughts are with the injured parties. Hopefully they are able to make a full recovery.

In these types of chain reaction crashes, the rear-impact collision doctrine often applies. This doctrine states that in rear-impact collisions, negligence is assumed on the part of the at-fault driver. The basis for this is that every driver should be in control of his or her vehicle and should leave plenty of space between it and the vehicle ahead.

Unfortunately, not all injury accident cases are so simple. There may be extenuated circumstances to every crash and details besides what was listed on the initial crash report. Because of the complicated nature of traffic and injury law, it is often advisable to get a free consultation from a personal injury attorney. Many will discuss your case with you at no charge and with no obligation to hire.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on May 03, 2010 (boomark / email).