Personal Injury Law

Three drivers injured after multi-car accident

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

A Missouri car accident on Highway 40 in St. Charles County involved three vehicles, multiple collisions, and left three people seriously injured.

The incident took place about a mile west of Route K and began when David Thiedke, 50, drove his 2007 Chevrolet Cobalt off the roadway and into the median. According to the investigating trooper from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Thiedke's car broke through the median cables and entered the oncoming traffic lanes where it struck a 2008 Chevrolet Equinox, driven by Carol Ebbesmeyer, 66. The force of the impact sent Ebbesmeyer's car off the roadway and into a guardrail. Thiedke's car remained in the roadway where it was struck by a third vehicle, a 2004 Chrysler Town and Country driven by Jill Knelange-Hummel, 42.

Thiedke, Ebbesmeyer and Knelange-Hummel all sustained serious injury and were transported to St. John's Mercy for emergency treatment.

All drivers involved were wearing a seat belt at the time of the wreck.

It is not yet known what exactly caused this St. Louis area car accident. The initial report doesn't say what caused Thiedke to lose control of his car and drive into the median.

Median cables have typically been very good at keeping cars from crossing into oncoming traffic while causing as little damage as possible to an out of control car. Further investigation into the speed and angle of impact for Thiedke's car will shed some light on how the vehicle was able to pass through the median.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on August 16, 2010 (boomark / email).