Personal Injury Law

Dump Truck and Semi Involved in Head-On Crash In Missouri

By Jeffrey Lowe

In Springfield Missouri a dump truck and tractor-trailer were involved in an early morning collision that left one man dead, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.

The accident occurred at about 5:15 am on March 18, five miles north of Springfield, Mo. A Missouri Department of Transportation dump truck driven by Springfield resident Joshua Slatten, 21, was headed northbound on U.S. 65. The dump truck crashed nearly head-on into a southbound tractor-trailer driven by 32-year-old Robert Christian of De Soto, Mo.

Slatten was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident. Christian was taken to St. John?s Hospital in Springfield with moderate injuries, the Springfield News-Leader reports.

The investigation into the cause of the accident is ongoing.

If you or a loved one has been injured or a family member has been killed in a collision with a large truck, we urge you to contact The Lowe Law Firm. Our trucking-accident attorneys will find out whether the truck driver, trucking company, or trailer owner is responsible for the accident. If so, we will then seek compensation for future and other related medical expenses, future and other affected wages, pain and suffering, disability and/or other related damages.

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Full post as published by Trucking Accident Attorney Blog on March 18, 2008 (boomark / email).