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Missouri car accident injures two in Clay County
Posted on November 17, 2009Frances Lewis, 49, and Anita Janssen, 41, were injured in a two-car Missouri injury accident at 11 a.m. Monday morning. The investigating officer described the accident as a rear-end collision. Lewis was traveling northbound on I-35 in a 1985 Mercury and Anita Janssen was riding with Robert Janssen, 43, in a 2007 Ford...
Missouri construction site accident kills one man and injures another
Posted on November 15, 2009A Missouri construction accident killed Ryan Goodman, 35, and injured Shane Wagener, 30, last week, temporarily bringing a halt to construction on the new Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City. According to officials cited in the Kansas City Star, a portable boom lift with a basket designed to raise workers up to 100 feet in the air fell over while the two men were inside...
Missouri crash kills one and injures three in Barry County
Posted on November 13, 2009Ricky Taylor, 51, was killed and three others were injured in a three-car Missouri injury accident on Highway 90 in Barry County, Missouri. Taylor was driving his 2003 Chevrolet Impala westbound, according to investigators, when he came upon a slower moving pickup, driven by David Wickman, 70...
Howell County Missouri Crash at Highways 17 and 142- Looking for Witnesses
Posted on November 12, 2009On August 27, 2009, a downed stop sign at the intersection of Highways 17 and 142 in Howell County, Missouri resulted in a terrible tractor trailer crash. My personal injury law firm has been retained to represent the injured people in this crash. Based upon tire marks in the mud, it appears a large truck knocked the stop sign down while turning the corner...
Missouri man killed while riding tractor
Posted on November 09, 2009Ronnie Engle, 46, was killed Monday in a Missouri car accident when his tractor was hit by another car on Route K near Liberal, Missouri. According to the initial report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Engle was riding his John Deere farm tractor on Route K when he was struck from behind by a car...
Missouri car accident kills two
Posted on November 07, 2009A serious and tragic Missouri car accident claimed the lives of two Missourians late Saturday evening on Missouri 32 near Lebanon. The accident occurred when Kaleb Barber, 16, fell asleep at the wheel of a 2001 Chevrolet Blazer, according to the investigating officer from the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
NHTSA suggests that case is not closed on Toyota rapid acceleration issue
Posted on November 06, 2009More information has come to light regarding a story we've been following involving possibly unsafe Toyota vehicles. Federal regulators from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration have issued a statement that certain Toyota and Lexus vehicles may have defects in their design that can lead to uncontrollable acceleration...
Byetta and Kidney Damage: Our Lawyers Are Reviewing Cases Involving Kidney Failure
Posted on November 05, 2009As a defective drug lawyer and scientist, I have a special interest in defective drug litigation. The FDA reported Byetta (exenatide), a drug manufactured by Amylin Pharmaceuticals, Inc. and Eli Lilly and Company, prescribed to treat type 2 diabetes may pose serious kidney problems to patients...
Governor calls summit to discuss Missouri DWI problem
Posted on November 03, 2009Governor Jay Nixon assembled a panel of 34 officials, including police, lawyers and politicians, to discuss the problem of drunken driving in the state of Missouri. The summit is in response to the large number of fatal Missouri car accidents caused by drunken drivers and a recent St...
Police in Alton, Illinois forced to kill aggressive pit bull
Posted on November 01, 2009Alton police were forced to kill a pit bull that became threatening Sunday afternoon, according to a St. Louis Post Dispatch report. Officers also wounded a second dog, that was later euthanized, and deployed a Taser on a third. Police were investigating the home of Jason Edwards, 22...
Fatal Missouri car accident in Franklin County
Posted on October 30, 2009Michael Prater, 33, was killed and two others were injured Thursday night in a Missouri car crash on Highway 100 in Franklin County. Prater, a St. Charles resident, was driving his 2004 Chevrolet westbound on Highway 100 near Jones Lane when the accident occurred...
CCC Valuescope- Fraud? Let Us Know if You have A Complaint About this Company
Posted on October 29, 2009Today, I received a report from Farmer's Insurance Company regarding the value of my client's totaled vehicle. Farmers relies upon reports created by CCC Valuescope, a company that has a history of unfair and fraudulent practices. A class action lawsuit was filed a few years ago and as part of that settlement, CCC Valuescope is being monitored by the courts...
Missouri woman hospitalized after collision
Posted on October 27, 2009Annette Riefle, 50, was hospitalized Monday after a Missouri car accident in Jefferson County on Route B. Riefle was driving her 1998 Ford Contour westbound on Ridge Road just before the crash. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, as Riefle turned onto Route B, her car hit a 2005 Jeep Grand Cherokee, driven by Jerry Allen, 39...
Missouri couple hospitalized after I-55 wreck
Posted on October 25, 2009Brad and Rita Weber, of Perryville, Missouri, were both injured and hospitalized Sunday evening in a Missouri highway car accident. According to the initial crash report filed by the investigating officer, the accident took place on Interstate 55 in Perry County...
St. Francois County, Missouri accident injures three
Posted on October 23, 2009Three people were seriously hurt Friday evening after a Missouri car accident on Route Y in St. Francois County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol's crash report, Gary Abt, 43, was traveling westbound in a 1997 Chevrolet S-10 when a second car crossed the center line in front of him...
Taser manufacturer warns against shooting at chest
Posted on October 21, 2009Tasers, a popular brand of stun-gun used by police, have generally been seen as a non-lethal alternative to the standard sidearm. In the wake of hundreds of deaths, however, the question of just how safe Tasers are is in question and now Taser International is issuing warnings to law enforcement officers...
Man attempting to pass involved in serious car accident
Posted on October 19, 2009Pedro Arriola, 34, was injured along with two others in a Missouri car accident on Highway 6 near Novinger, Missouri. According to authorities responding to the crash, Arriola was traveling eastbound in a 2001 Oldsmobile when he attempted to pass another car on the road...
Hit-and-run accident kills woman in St. Louis
Posted on October 17, 2009Linda Rogers, 45, was killed Saturday night when she was hit by a driver who then left the scene, according the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Rogers was walking along I-70?s eastbound lanes near the I-170 junction when the accident happened. An unknown vehicle traveling in the eastbound lanes hit Rogers as she walked and then left the scene...
Man driving wrong way on road injures four in Missouri crash
Posted on October 15, 2009Four people were hospitalized after two cars collided on Missouri 19 in Gasconade County, Missouri. Reports indicate that one of the cars was traveling on the wrong side of the road. According to the initial crash report on file with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Tyler Krull, 21, was driving his 1998 Dodge northbound in the southbound lanes of Missouri 19...
Three injured after Missouri man runs red light
Posted on October 13, 2009Three people were injured, two seriously, after a two-car crash in Jefferson County, Missouri on Sunday. The accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 30 and Little Brennan Road near Murphy, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash happened when Rafal Pryk, 32, drove his 2001 Mercedes ML320 through a red traffic signal...
Three injured in Jefferson County, Missouri car wreck
Posted on October 08, 2009Laura Akers, 63; Guy Bellistri, 50; and Patricia Collins, 49, were all taken to the hospital Tuesday with injuries after a head-on Missouri car crash in Jefferson County. According to the initial crash report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident began when Akers? 2008 Pontiac G6 crossed the center line on Romaine Creek Road...
More dangerous roadways in Missouri
Posted on October 06, 2009After pointing out some dangerous intersections in yesterday?s post, I read an article published in the St. Louis Post Dispatch about another particularly dangerous Missouri roadway, Highway DD. Highway DD is a two lane rural road in St. Charles County that goes past the Busch Wildlife Area...
Dangerous intersections in Missouri
Posted on October 05, 2009My personal injury firm helps people who have been injured in a Missouri car accident, but we can only do so much after an accident to help victims recover. It is up to drivers to do their part to avoid accidents and prevent injuries before they happen...
Five injured in St. Charles County car accident
Posted on October 03, 2009Five people were hospitalized Saturday evening after a Missouri injury accident on the north outer road of Highway 40 just west of Highway 94 in St. Charles. According to the investigating officer of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Katherine Tate, 30, entered the outer road heading into oncoming traffic...
Missouri motorcyclist killed in Highway 52 crash
Posted on September 27, 2009James Bauer, 63, was killed Sunday evening when his 2006 Harley Davidson motorcycle was hit by another car. Bauer was traveling eastbound on Missouri 52 about two miles from Route T when the accident occurred. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 1998 Chevrolet, driven by Eric Wilbanks, 18, hit Bauer?s motorcycle from behind...
Myths about Medical Malpractice
Posted on September 25, 2009The issue of medical malpractice lawsuits and the push by some for tort reform has been an ongoing battle for decades. With the recent debate for health insurance reform in Washington, tort reform has once again been thrust into the mainstream spotlight...
Dr. Kevin D. Fradkin: A Facebook Tirade from A Doctor Who Thinks Doctors Are to Be "Treated Differently" Than Every Other Citizen and Other Right Wing Nonsense! A Must Read!
Posted on September 24, 2009So I have a Facebook page and recently commented on a posting for "Doctors Marching on Washington DC," which included attacks on lawyers and the injured clients they represent as a result of medical malpractice. Dr. Kevin D. Fradkin, who I do not even know, responded in a tirade which is so warped, I had to post it here for all to read...
Fatal California accident car accident spurs nationwide inspections at Toyota dealers
Posted on September 22, 2009All Toyota and Lexus dealerships have been told to investigate the floor mats in all the vehicles they sell after a fatal car accident last month in San Diego County. Four people were killed when a floor mat got caught on a gas pedal in a 2009 Lexus ES 350...
Mechanical failure causes serious car accident in Columbia, Missouri
Posted on September 20, 2009Two people were injured, one seriously, after a two-car injury accident in Columbia, Missouri on Sunday that was apparently caused by a mechanical failure. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Myrick Denhartog, 62, was traveling westbound approaching Highway 63 in a 1997 Ford...
Wrongful Death
Posted on September 15, 2009A wrongful death case is one that deals with a death that resulted from the negligence of another person or, in some cases, a company or larger group. The unexpected death of a loved one brings a profound sadness, but along with the emotional distress comes more practical issues such as financial hardship...
Missouri woman facing life-threatening injuries after accident
Posted on September 13, 2009Katie Johnson, 26, was seriously injured Sunday in a two-car Missouri crash on Highway 7 in Cass County, Missouri. According to the investigating officer of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Johnson was traveling eastbound in a 2003 Chevrolet Malibu approaching the intersection of Missouri Highway 7 and Sycamore Grove Road when the accident happened...
Two injured in Missouri hit-and-run car crash
Posted on September 11, 2009Police are looking for information to help them identify the driver of a pickup truck who was involved in a hit and run crash Friday night on Route E in Lafayette County, Missouri. The crash happened near the intersection of Route E and Keith Road when the unidentified driver crossed the center line and struck a 1994, driven by Gregory Hoffman, 48...
Obama suggests tort reform as a compromise in health care battle
Posted on September 10, 2009President Obama?s highly anticipated speech on health care ended with some comments on tort reform, a highly debated topic in the legal and medical professions. The president indicated that malpractice reform may be a way to cut rising health care costs and that doctors could focus on medicine if the spectre of a medical malpractice lawsuit wasn?t looming over them...
Two seriously injured in Jefferson County accident
Posted on September 07, 2009A two-car collision in Jefferson County, Missouri sent two men to the hospital with life threatening injuries on Sunday. Injured in the Missouri car accident were Richard Scott, 55, and Jonathan Vierling, 18. Scott was driving a 1988 Chevy Celebrity and Vierling was in a 1996 Toyota Camry...
Four injured in car accident near Fredericktown, Missouri
Posted on September 05, 2009Four people were hospitalized, two with serious injuries, after a head-on car crash Friday on Highway 67 near Fredericktown, Missouri. The accident took place shortly before 11 p.m. as Emily Hoss, 18, drove her 2002 Dodge southbound on the highway, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
DVD player recalled due to risk of fire
Posted on September 01, 2009The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission and Wal-Mart have announced a recall for their discount Durabrand DVD player line after concerns of potential fire or explosion arose. While no personal injury or product liability suits have been filed, there have been numerous reports of the DVD player overheating and, in some instances, starting a fire...
Two dump trucks collide in Randolph County, Missouri
Posted on August 30, 2009Two Missouri men were seriously injured Saturday when the dump trucks they were driving crashed on Highway 24 near Moberly, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, David Underdale, 61, and Jeremy Imler, 33, were each driving Freightliner dump trucks on Highway 24 at approximately 10:45 a...
New texting ban takes effect
Posted on August 27, 2009A new law banning texting while driving will take effect today in Missouri. The law states that nobody under the age of 21 can send, receive or read a text message while they drive. This law is aimed at preventing serious injury accidents caused by inattentiveness...
Randolph County accident sends two to the hospital
Posted on August 25, 2009Two people were seriously injured in a two-car Missouri accident in Randolph County shortly before noon on Tuesday. The injury accident, which took place on Route JJ, occurred when a 1999 Mitsubishi, driven by Ashley Link, 18, attempted to make a left turn...
Weight lifting personal injuries and product liability cases
Posted on August 24, 2009While we continue to work on a case involving a young man being injured using a weight lifting machine, I wanted to talk a little bit about other similar incidents, personal injury claims and product liability cases involving exercise equipment. Every year, there are millions of sports related injuries in the United States...
Missouri woman killed when pickup hits car
Posted on August 22, 2009Adrienne Ford, 20, was killed Friday when her car was hit by a pickup and forced off the roadway as she drove Highway 65 in Northern Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Ford was driving southbound in front of a pickup driven by Omar Miller, 54...
Cybex Smith Machine model 5341- incomplete latching / "false engagement" and Severe Injury
Posted on August 21, 2009Our law firm represents a young man who was severely injured while using a Cybex International, Inc. smith machine, model 5341. We would like to hear from anyone who has experienced an incomplete latching, sometimes referred to as a "false engagement" of the hook that rests on top of the pin, which holds the bar...
Things to look for in a personal injury attorney
Posted on August 19, 2009If you or a family member sustain a serious personal injury, it will likely be one of the most stressful and challenging events in your life. When evaluating personal injury attorneys to help you through this complicated time, there are several qualities that you should look for...
Construction work zone crashes on the rise
Posted on August 18, 2009The number of deaths as a result of car accidents in construction zones is rising steadily each year. Over 1,000 people are killed each year and 40,000 are injured in construction zone crashes. That is up from just over 800 deaths in 1999. Of those killed and injured, more than 80 percent are drivers or passengers...
Bus filled with teenagers crashes in Dallas County, Missouri
Posted on August 16, 2009Seven teenagers were injured in a Missouri school bus crash when a small bus run by a river resort crashed Sunday morning on Moon Valley Road near Bennett Springs, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the bus was carrying the teens westbound near the Fort Niangua River Resort...
Four-car crash seriously injures two in St. Louis
Posted on August 10, 2009Steven Messenger, 31, and Matthew Alexander, 18, were both seriously injured Monday after being involved in a four-car injury crash on I-55 near Reavis Barracks Road. The accident began when Juanita Roberson, 43, attempted to change lanes on the highway in her 1998 Oldsmobile Bravada...
Ripley County, Missouri crash injures three
Posted on August 09, 2009Jeffrey Johnson, 23, and his two young children were injured Sunday in a Missouri head-on collision on highway 142 near Doniphan, Missouri. Johnson was driving his 1995 Geo eastbound on highway 142 when the accident occurred. He approached a hill crest at the same time as a 2005 Ford, driven by Benjamin Ressel, 32, who was traveling westbound...
Further changes to legal advertising regulations may be on the way
Posted on August 06, 2009Advertisements for legal services like personal injury attorneys appearing in print, radio and television ads may soon face stricter guidelines if the Missouri Bar and Missouri Supreme Court adopt newly proposed regulation. Currently, all legal advertisements must have the disclaimer ?The choice of a lawyer is an important decision and should not be based solely upon advertisement...
Missouri man hit by car and seriously injured while mowing lawn
Posted on August 05, 2009Glen Clark, 53, was seriously injured Tuesday evening after the riding lawnmower he was using was hit by a car. The Missouri injury accident took place on County Road 123 around 8:25 p.m. The investigating officer said that a 1995 Dodge, driven by Mark Parks, 48, was traveling southbound behind Clark...
Five killed in St. Francois County, Missouri crash
Posted on August 02, 2009Five people were killed late Saturday night in a two-car accident on Route OO near Farmington, Missouri. Walter Barker, 57, and his wife Bessie Barker, 59, along with Norma Holloway, 60, were riding in one car. The other car contained Yvonne Fulton, 46, and her husband Gregory Fulton, 48...
Family of Missouri woman sues after I-55 crash
Posted on July 31, 2009Photo by KTVI, St. Louis The family of Andrea Whitehead is suing the Missouri State Highway Commission over a 2008 fatal Missouri car crash that resulted in her death. Whitehead was driving along I-55 in June of last year when she lost control of her vehicle...
Jefferson County, Missouri car crash kills one, injures two
Posted on July 27, 2009Jose Merediz, 32, was killed and two others were seriously injured Monday in a two-car head-on crash on the outer road along I-55 in Jefferson County, Missouri. Merediz was driving a 2005 Chevrolet Cobalt southbound on the west outer road. As he passed Turner Camp Road, a 2003 Ford Ranger, driven by David Cox, 22, approached from the opposite direction...
Cell phone likely cause of serious Missouri car accident
Posted on July 26, 2009Two people were seriously injured in a head-on collision likely caused by a cell phone call Sunday in Cole County, Missouri. The accident, which occurred on Route B, occurred when Jeffery Anderson, 33, tried to make a phone call while driving his 1999 Nissan...
By the numbers: Facts about personal injury lawsuits
Posted on July 25, 2009The Center for Justice and Democracy recently published an article with some statistics about personal injury lawsuits that might surprise people who do not work in a profession related to civil litigation. For all the stories of frivolous lawsuits or how litigious our society has supposedly become, the numbers show that it is not quite the epidemic that some would have you believe...
Four injured in weather related accident in Jefferson County, Missouri
Posted on July 21, 2009Four people, including two children, were seriously injured Tuesday in a two-car Missouri car crash on Highway B south of the St. Louis metro area. The cars involved in this injury accident, a 2000 Ford Explorer and a 2009 Honda Accord, were traveling towards each other on the highway around 5 p...
Rear end collision injures two Missouri women
Posted on July 19, 2009Thao T. Huynh, 27, and Leann T. Nguyen, 30, were injured and hospitalized Sunday after the car they were riding in was rear ended and forced off the road into a cable median. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred on Interstate 435 in Clay County, Missouri...
Missouri man killed in Johnson County car crash
Posted on July 18, 2009Tracy McCain, 47, was killed and two others were seriously injured Wednesday in a two-car accident on Missouri Highway 13. The fatal Missouri car accident occurred at the intersection of Highway 13 and Russell Avenue where McCain was preparing to make a left turn in his 2008 Buick...
Accident on Missouri farm road seriously injures couple
Posted on July 16, 2009Gary 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...
Automakers in bankruptcy dodging personal injury lawsuits
Posted on July 14, 2009A disturbing side effect of the bankruptcy filings of General Motors and Chrysler is popping up across the country as well as here in Missouri. As part of their bankruptcy proceedings, both automakers will be able to dodge liability for all pending personal injury lawsuits relating to vehicles produced prior to the bankruptcy...
The Bradley Law Firm has been nominated to join The American Trial Lawyers Association
Posted on July 13, 2009My personal injury firm, The Bradley Law Firm, was recently honored by being invited to join The American Trial Lawyers Association. The American Trial Lawyers Association is a national organization that is made up of the top 100 trial lawyers from each state...
The Family Support Network
Posted on July 09, 2009I want to take just a few minutes here and advertise an organization that does absolutely great work here in the St. Louis area. The Family Support Network is an agency that reaches out to area parents and children and provides support through free counseling sessions, community resource referral, parental assistance and child abuse prevention...
The process of hiring of personal injury attorney
Posted on July 07, 2009Most people are fortunate to never have to think about the process of hiring a personal injury lawyer. Unfortunately, accidents happen and if you or a loved one should be injured by somebody else?s negligence, you?ll want to find quality legal representation to ensure that you can recover damages to pay for your medical bills...
A two-boat crash on the Current River kills two Missourians
Posted on July 05, 2009A Missouri boat accident on the Current River over the weekend killed two, including a young boy, and injured three others. The accident took place on the river near Doniphan in Ripley County, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Water Patrol, who are investigating the crash, the accident occurred as a 2005 Blazer Utility boat, driven by Radeena Proffer, 27, was traveling downstream...
Nixon vetoes bill that repeals helmet law
Posted on July 02, 2009Missouri Governor Jay Nixon vetoed a bill today that would have allowed many Missouri motorcycle enthusiasts to ride without a helmet. The bill had passed both the Missouri House and Senate and had been waiting on Nixon?s approval for several weeks...
Lincoln County, Missouri motorcycle crash sends teen to hospital
Posted on July 01, 2009Mathew Stone, 16, was seriously injured Wednesday when his 2006 Kawasaki Ninja crashed into a car on Route KK in Lincoln County, Missouri. According to the investigating officer from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the car was a 2003 Mitsubishi Eclipse, driven by Virginia Anderson, 53...
Missouri law designed to reduce drunk driving injury accidents
Posted on June 30, 2009A new law in Missouri will require people with multiple drunk driving convictions to install breathalyzer interlocks in their cars, according to the Hannibal Courier-Post. These interlocks keep the car from starting until the driver breathes into a detector that measures blood alcohol content...
Camden County, Missouri car accident kills teen
Posted on June 29, 2009Eric Benda Jr., 16, was killed and five others were injured in a two car crash Sunday morning on Missouri 5. The Missouri car crash took place at the intersection of Missouri 5 and the Old Route 5 cut through. Eric Benda Sr., 39, was driving a 1997 Mitsubishi southbound and was approaching the intersection at the same time as a northbound 2006 Honda...
Missouri car accident kills one, injures two
Posted on June 27, 2009Marilyn Walters, 61, was killed and two others were injured Saturday in a Missouri car accident on Highway 40 in Jackson County, Missouri. The accident took place at the intersection of Highway 40 and Bowlin Road. Jerry Walters, 60, was driving a 2001 Saturn eastbound on Highway 40...
Three Missourians killed in Arkansas plane crash
Posted on June 26, 2009Photo from Baxter Bulletin A Chesterfield, Missouri man, his son and another teenager were killed Friday when their five-passenger plane crashed during takeoff from a grass airfield in Arkansas. The pilot was Warren Langford, 52 and his son was Brendan Langford, 15...
Head-on collision injures two in Jefferson County, Missouri
Posted on June 24, 2009A two-vehicle Missouri car accident on Dulin Creek Road in Jefferson County sent two people to the hospital this afternoon. The two drivers that were involved were Patrick Demsko, 44, and Brian Barner, 32, both of House Springs, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Demsko was traveling northbound on Dulin Creek Road in a 2003 Dodge Caravan when he crossed the center line of the road...
Three motorcycles crash into tractor
Posted on June 22, 2009Three people suffered serious personal injury when three motorcycles crashed into a John Deere Tractor on Missouri 139 Saturday afternoon. The accident occurred in Carroll County, Missouri as the tractor, driven by Donald Cooper, 55, entered the roadway ahead of a group of motorcycles...
St. Louis area police officer will face lawsuit
Posted on June 16, 2009Updating a story we commented on earlier, a Sunset Hills police officer is being sued for wrongful death in connection to an accident on March 21 that killed four people, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. The suit alleges that Christine Miller, 41, was drinking heavily at a bar before driving the wrong way on Dougherty Ferry and allegedly causing the accident...
Obama speaks to AMA, hints at restrictions on malpractice liability
Posted on June 15, 2009President Obama delivered a speech today before the American Medical Association. He talked about the need for health care reform in many areas including lowering costs of medical procedures. One way this might be accomplished, according to the president, is by putting more restrictions on medical malpractice cases...
Two-car crash in Southern Missouri kills one
Posted on June 12, 2009Hallie Johnson, 30, was killed Friday when the 1987 Ford Thunderbird she was riding in was hit by another car on Highway 60 in Shannon County, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred as John Johnson, 44, who was driving the Thunderbird, was preparing to make a turn onto Sunset Street from Highway 60...
Dallas County, Missouri crash seriously injures three
Posted on June 09, 2009Three people were seriously injured, including one child, in a Missouri car accident on Missouri 64 in Dallas County, Missouri. The crash occurred when a 1988 Lincoln Continental, driven by Tina Hughling, 42, crossed the center line of the roadway. According to the initial crash report, her car struck a 1983 Chevrolet S10 Pickup head on after crossing into oncoming traffic...
Missouri man seriously injured after a trailer accident
Posted on June 07, 2009Robert Bryant, 45, was seriously injured Saturday evening in Warren County after the Dodge Ram pickup he was driving crashed into a trailer being pulled by another pickup. According to the investigating officer from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, both Bryant?s pickup and the pickup towing the trailer were near the center line on Route B...
Missouri tractor trailer accident kills man
Posted on June 05, 2009Robert Phelps, 77, was killed Friday afternoon after the pickup he was in crashed into the side of a tractor trailer on Highway 60 in Carter County, Missouri. The accident occurred at a Quick Stop gas station?s driveway. Phelps was traveling westbound approaching the Quick Stop...
Missouri helmet law revision still waiting on Nixon?s approval
Posted on June 03, 2009Missouri Senate Bill 202, a bill that would allow motorcyclists to ride without a helmet, is still awaiting a signature from Governor Jay Nixon. The bill passed through both the House and Senate last month and will become law if Nixon doesn?t veto it...
Head-on car accident injures six near Racine, Missouri
Posted on June 01, 2009A total of six people were hospitalized Monday evening after a head-on collision on Missouri 86. The accident, which took place near Racine, Missouri, occurred when James Giberti, 22, lost control of his eastbound 2000 Oldsmobile and crossed the center line into oncoming traffic...
Missouri motorcycle accident in St. Louis County injures couple
Posted on May 30, 2009Steven and Tina Johnson, 40 and 39, were hospitalized Saturday after the Harley Davidson motorcycle they were riding on crashed into a 1995 Buick LeSabre that was pulling out of a private drive in St. Louis County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol?s investigating officer, Daniel Witte, 63, was pulling the Buick out of a private driveway onto Highway F near Lake Tickawatha...
Missouri man killed as he stood along I-70 in St. Charles
Posted on May 24, 2009Nicholas McCullough, 23, was killed early Sunday morning when he was hit by a car as he stood next to his truck in the eastbound lanes on I-70. McCullough was standing next to his 1999 Chevrolet S-10 because it had been involved in a separate accident just moments before, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
Multi-car injury accident hospitalizes four in St. Charles County
Posted on May 22, 2009A complicated accident involving four vehicles on eastbound I-70 in St. Charles County, Missouri sent four people to the hospital on Friday. The Missouri car accident began when a 2007 Ford Focus, driven by Leon Finch, 25, ran off the south outer road and through a chain link fence along the highway...
Theme park ride injury accidents: A cause for concern?
Posted on May 21, 2009As each week passes, we are starting to see more signs that summer is here. Baseball season has started, the pools are opening, and students are getting out of school. Amusement parks across the state are also gearing up for the busy season. If a park visitor is not careful, though, serious injury and even death can occur at a place which is normally associated with fun and excitement...
Three injured when pickup rear-ends another vehicle
Posted on May 20, 2009Three people were injured Tuesday afternoon when a Chevrolet pickup truck slammed into the back of an Isuzu Trooper in Phelps County, Missouri. The Missouri injury accident occurred on Highway 63 near County Road 5340. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the driver of the Trooper, Melissa Wiley, 18, had slowed to make a left turn...
St. Charles, MO crash kills woman and injures two others
Posted on May 18, 2009Ashley Walker, 24, was killed and two others were seriously injured Sunday afternoon in a Missouri car accident on Highway 94 near Matson Hill. Walker was a passenger in an eastbound 2001 Volkswagen Jetta, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. The car?s driver, Ashley Matthews, 23, drifted off the side of the road before overcorrecting and crossing the center line into oncoming traffic...
Young Missouri man killed by hit-and-run driver
Posted on May 16, 2009Esteban Hernandez, 19, was killed Saturday night in Laclede County when an unknown vehicle hit him on Missouri 5 and then left the scene. According to the investigating officer of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Hernandez was walking along the southbound lanes of Missouri 5 when he was hit by the unknown driver...
St. Louis car accident sends woman to hospital
Posted on May 13, 2009Quiana Bogan, 36, was seriously injured Wednesday in a Missouri car accident on Interstate 70 in North St. Louis. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Todd Kasban, 33, was traveling eastbound in a 2000 Ford Windstar just ahead of Bogan?s 2004 Nissan Altima...
Some workers skipping out on OSHA safety training
Posted on May 11, 2009The Occupational Safety and Health Administration is reporting complaints that safety training consultants are shortening the hours on a required safety course, according to the Springfield Business Journal. According to the report, some trainers are giving workers two hours of instruction and giving them bogus certification for a normally 10-hour safety course...
Wayne County, Missouri crash sends three to hospital
Posted on May 10, 2009A two-car crash on Route HH near Piedmont, Missouri seriously injured three people Saturday afternoon. According to the investigating officer of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the two cars, a 1999 Dodge and a 2000 Ford, were traveling towards each other on Route HH...
Missouri woman killed in head-on collision
Posted on May 08, 2009Margaret Rhea, 62, was killed Friday evening after a Missouri car accident in Henry County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred on Missouri 52 around 9:28 p.m. Rhea was traveling westbound in a 2001 Chrysler. A second vehicle, a 2005 Chevrolet driven by Norman Sapp, 63, was traveling eastbound on Missouri 52...
Two-vehicle Missouri car crash injures four
Posted on May 07, 2009Four people were hospitalized Thursday morning when one car rear-ended another on Missouri 96 near Halltown, Missouri. The accident occurred when Melinda Hulbert, 31, failed to slow her 2003 Saturn before striking another car, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
Missouri car accident sends woman to hospital
Posted on May 05, 2009Mandy Doss, 22, was injured Tuesday after the car she was riding in crashed into another vehicle on Berry Road in St. Francois County, Missouri. According to the Highway Patrol?s initial crash report, this Missouri car accident occurred when a 1997 Chevrolet Silverado, driven by Clayton Proffer, 21, attempted to enter Berry Road...
Missouri helmet laws may be changing
Posted on May 03, 2009The Missouri House and Senate have both passed a bill that would allow motorcycle riders to ride without a helmet except on highways. The law will go into effect if Gov. Jay Nixon doesn?t veto it. Under the current law, all riders must have a helmet at all times to protect themselves from motorcycle injury accidents...
Fatal Missouri crash still being investigated
Posted on May 01, 2009A Missouri car crash that killed four people on March 21 is still being investigated by authorities and the final report may not be ready for months. The accident in question is one that we commented on involving several international students from Eastern Illinois University...
Pit bulls attack multiple people in Columbia, Missouri
Posted on April 29, 2009Columbia police shot and killed a pit bull after responding to reports that several people had been chased or attacked by the aggressive dogs, according to the Columbia Daily Tribune. The calls came from Grindstone area of Columbia, Missouri. Several people called saying they had been bitten or chased, though police only assisted one man...
Two injured in St. Charles, Missouri car accident
Posted on April 25, 2009Kendra Moore, 26, and Lakishia Wells, 24, were both hospitalized after a three-car accident Friday afternoon on westbound 70 in St. Charles. Moore and Wells were traveling in a 2005 Nissan Altima followed closely by two other vehicles, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
3 car Missouri crash hospitalizes 4 in Lawrence County
Posted on April 24, 2009Four people were injured, two seriously, after a three car injury accident on Missouri 96 on Friday afternoon. The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred just west of Phelps, Missouri when a 2002 Dodge Dakota, driven by Derick Sifferman, 19, slowed to make a turn...
Charges pending after Missouri injury accident
Posted on April 22, 2009A Missouri man was seriously injured Wednesday afternoon after a two car accident on Missouri 52 in Benton County, Missouri. William Case, 51, was traveling eastbound on Missouri 52 in a 1994 Nissan Pathfinder and attempted to make a left turn onto Route A just before the accident...
Rear end Missouri car crash hospitalizes St. Louis woman
Posted on April 21, 2009Nermina Mehmedovic, 34, was injured Tuesday afternoon when her vehicle was rear-ended in a St. Louis area car accident. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Mehmedovic was traveling southbound in a 1998 Chevrolet Venture on Interstate 270 when she had to slow for traffic congestion...
Fiery crash sends four to hospital in Mid-Missouri
Posted on April 20, 2009Photo from Columbia Tribune Four people were injured Sunday afternoon in a crash involving two cars and a tractor trailer on Interstate 70 in Boone County, Missouri. The Missouri car crash began when James Jantz, 45, lost control of his 2001 Ford Crown Victoria and began to hydroplane on eastbound I-70, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
Changes to ?Missouri Plan? for judicial selection are being debated
Posted on April 18, 2009The Missouri House of Representatives has given initial support to a plan that would alter the way Missouri selects judges for its Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. The current plan, called the ?Missouri Plan? or ?Nonpartisan Court Plan?, has been in place since 1940...
Injury accident in central Missouri sends two to hospital
Posted on April 16, 2009Morgan Folks, 19, and Robert Holland, 57, were both injured when the cars they were driving collided Thursday afternoon at the intersection of Route A and Route C in Camden County, Missouri. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol?s initial crash report, Folks was traveling westbound on Route A in a 2005 Volkswagen and Holland was traveling southbound on Route C in a 2001 Lincoln as both vehicles approached the intersection...
Tractor trailer driver charged with fatal crash
Posted on April 15, 2009Photo from STLtoday.com Jeffrey R. Knight, 49, was charged with three counts of involuntary manslaughter for a massive tractor trailer crash on highway 40 last year, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. The crash, which we?ve previously commented on, killed three people and involved 11 vehicles, including Knight?s tractor trailer...
Chemical plant explosions seriously injures man in St. Charles
Posted on April 13, 2009Photo from STLToday.com A worker at the SantoLubes plant in St. Charles, Missouri was seriously injured and covered in burns after an explosion late Sunday night in one of the chemical plant?s buildings. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, Robert Exner, 57, was mixing chemicals in a large tank when it exploded around 10 p...
St. Louis County crash injures two on I-44
Posted on April 09, 2009Two people were injured Thursday in a Missouri car crash on Interstate 44 in St. Louis County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Caleb Schmidt, 30, was traveling westbound on I-44 in the middle lane when he swerved to the right. As Schmidt swerved, the front end of his 2001 Ford F250 struck the left rear of a 2003 Pontiac Grand Prix, driven by Geneva Hinkle-Ali, 45...
Missouri woman killed after two pickup trucks crash
Posted on April 07, 2009Sandra Moore, 46, was killed Tuesday afternoon when her 2003 Chevrolet Pickup collided with another truck on Highway 61 in Lincoln County, Missouri. The accident occurred around 1:30 p.m. at the intersection of Highway 61 and Cannonball Road, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
St. Louis man never charged after fatal car wreck
Posted on April 05, 2009A cautionary tale about statutes of limitations was printed in the St. Louis Post Dispatch today. The Post Dispatch reported on the story of James Barge, 29, a man who was involved in a fatal car accident four years ago. According to the report, an earlier accident on Interstate 170 in February 2005 blocked two lanes of traffic...
Missouri motorcycle crash injures couple
Posted on April 03, 2009Randy and Brenda Youngblood, 50 and 41 respectively, were hospitalized Friday morning after a Missouri motorcycle injury crash in Shannon County. While the full details of the crash are not known, an initial crash report was filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
Kahoka, Missouri crash seriously injures two
Posted on March 31, 2009John Hesse, 80, and Judith Thompson, 53, were seriously injured Tuesday after their cars collided on Missouri 81 near Kahoka, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, this Missouri injury accident occurred when Hesse tried to cross Missouri 81 in his 1999 Ford...
St. Charles, Missouri woman drowns after slipping and falling into condo lake
Posted on March 29, 2009Ann Kaminsky, 47, was found dead Sunday after apparently falling into a lake inside a condo complex in Weldon Springs, according to a St. Louis Post Dispatch report. According to officials cited in the report, no foul play is suspected and no signs of trauma or struggle were immediately visible...
Two-car crash in Nodaway County sends three to hospital
Posted on March 25, 2009Three people were injured Wednesday after two cars collided at the intersection of Highway 71 and Highway U in Nodaway County, Missouri. According to the initial crash report, James O?Donnell, 19, was attempting to cross Highway 71 in a 2006 Mercury Grand Marquis just before the Missouri car crash...
Why you need a personal injury attorney
Posted on March 23, 2009Many people that have not been in a serious injury accident wonder sometimes about the necessity of personal injury lawyers. They may feel like insurance companies will be able to take care of them after they or their loved ones are hurt. After all, that?s what you are paying the insurance premiums for...
Four killed in collision with driver heading into oncoming traffic
Posted on March 21, 2009Four people were killed and two were injured early Saturday morning in a Missouri car accident on Dougherty Ferry Road. The driver of a 1997 Honda Accord, Nitesh Adusumilli, 27, was turning into the westbound lanes of Dougherty Ferry Road when the accident occurred, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
Big rig rear-ends car in Jefferson County, Missouri
Posted on March 19, 2009Two people were hospitalized Thursday after a Missouri tractor trailer accident on Interstate 55 in Jefferson County, Missouri. The accident occurred on southbound I-55 near Route Z, according to the initial crash report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
Clay County, Missouri crash kills one, injures four
Posted on March 14, 2009A four-car Missouri accident on Highway 69 in Clay County killed one person Saturday while injuring four others. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, the accident occurred around 7:20 p.m. when Lucas Bates, 28, attempted to pass a line of cars on the two lane highway...
Illinois train accident kills St. Louis woman
Posted on March 12, 2009Heather Sheree Balven, 31, was killed Thursday morning after driving a pickup truck in front of an Amtrak train in Hartford, Illinois. According to a St. Louis Post Dispatch report, Balven was driving east on 7th street when her truck was hit by the train...
Personal injury law terms
Posted on March 09, 2009After practicing personal injury law for years, the commonly used terms become second nature. If you?ve never had to deal with a personal injury suit before, however, I can see how all the terminology can be daunting. Here?s a brief list of terms that have been used on this site or ones that are often asked about...
Release of all claims after an accident
Posted on March 08, 2009On the common questions asked of a personal injury attorney is, ?What if I have lingering injuries from an accident I didn?t originally know I had?? The answer to this greatly depends on your actions immediately after your accident or injury. The days after an accident can be hectic and confusing, especially if you are dealing with topics you?ve never studied like your rights as a victim, and insurance companies may rush you into a decision you are not ready for...
Southern Missouri crash kills driver
Posted on March 05, 2009Gerald Hein, 64, was killed Thursday in a two car accident on Missouri 13 in Stone County, Missouri. Hein?s 1998 Chevrolet Blazer crossed the center line on Missouri 13 at around 3:45 p.m., according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. As the Blazer went into oncoming traffic, it collided head-on with a 2008 GMC Acadia, driven by Kimberly Gregory, 28...
Two dead after Callaway County, Missouri crash
Posted on February 24, 2009David Warren, 38, and David Bateman, 18, were killed Tuesday after the Ford Crown Victoria they were riding in hit another car on Old Highway 54 in Callaway County, Missouri. This fatal Missouri car accident occurred around 6:35 p.m., according to the crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
Suspected drunken driver claims life of Illinois man and pregnant wife
Posted on February 22, 2009The epidemic of drunken driving car accidents continues in the St. Louis area. This time two innocent people, a man and his wife, were killed and the woman was expecting their first child. The victims, Adam Zimmer, 26, and Lindsey Arnold-Zimmer, 24, were killed Saturday afternoon on Route 111 when a drunk driver rear-ended their car and forced it into oncoming traffic, according to the St...
Tractor trailer forces two cars off roadway, injures four
Posted on February 20, 2009Four people were injured Friday in a Missouri tractor trailer accident on Highway 63 near Kirksville. According to the investigating officer of the Missouri Highway Patrol, the accident occurred around 4:35 p.m. when a 2005 Freightliner, driven by Jeffrey Haase, 43, rear-ended a 2008 Pontiac, driven by John Brownell, 54...
St. Charles County man charged with drunk driving after fatal crash
Posted on February 19, 2009Robert Wood, 51, was killed early Thursday morning when his car was rear-ended on Interstate 70 near O?Fallon, Missouri. The man who hit Wood, Chad Frazer, 29, was charged with involuntary manslaughter and leaving the scene of an accident. According to the St...
Drunk New Yorker awarded $2.3 million after being run over by train
Posted on February 18, 2009CNN is reporting that Dustin Dibble, 25, was awarded $2.33 million in a personal injury suit for an accident that cost him his leg after he fell onto the subway tracks in front of a train. Dibble had been drinking at a downtown New York bar in April 2006, according to CNN...
Missouri's Courts Allow Interested Parties to Join Lawsuits Through What is Called Intervention
Posted on February 17, 2009Today, Judge Dildine, in the Circuit Court of Lincoln County, Missouri granted our Motion to Intervene and assert claims for Wrongful Death on behalf of a family whose mother was killed in a car wreck in Lincoln County. The claim was initially filed by an insurance company as an Interpleader cause of action...
Another lawsuit filed in fatal crash between deputy and firefighter
Posted on February 16, 2009Joshua Douglas, a volunteer firefighter, has filed a personal injury suit against Greene County Deputy Gary McCormack and the sheriff?s office for a 2007 crash, according to the Springfield News-Leader. The suit is a reversal of a previous suit where McCormack?s family filed a wrongful death suit against Douglas and the Ebenezer Fire Protection District...
Savannah, Missouri car accident injures six
Posted on February 13, 2009Six people were injured Friday in a side-impact collision on Route T in Savannah, Missouri. The accident occurred around 4:30 p.m. as Lori Willis, 38, was driving her 2003 Toyota Camry west on Route T. According to the initial crash report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Willis lost control of her car and crossed the center line...
Franklin County, Missouri crash injures 5
Posted on February 11, 2009Five people were injured Wednesday in a two car accident on Rout AD in Franklin County, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 2001 Ford Ranger, driven by Rexal Clinton, 25, was following a slower moving vehicle on Route AD. Clinton attemptd to pass this vehicle by passing in the left lane...
Parents can sometimes be held liable for personal injury caused by children
Posted on February 10, 2009Authorities have been cracking down on parents who let their children drink and drive, according to a CNN story. Many states allow parents to serve their own children small amounts of alcohol without penalty. Whether it be for religious reasons or simply a dad allowing his son to taste a beer, state laws rarely overrule the parents on this issue...
Missouri man in serious condition after another driver runs stop sign
Posted on February 08, 2009Paul Devasure, 40, was seriously injured Sunday afternoon on Route B when his pickup was hit by another truck that ran a stop sign. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol?s investigating officer, Jason Hamilton, 17, was heading eastbound and tried to cross Route B...
Multi-car accident on I-270 sends two to hospital
Posted on February 06, 2009Two St. Charles County, Missouri men were hospitalized Friday after a three-car accident on I-270 near Page. According to the initial crash report on file with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred during afternoon rush hour and there was a backup in traffic...
Man charged with drunken driving after fatal Illinois accident
Posted on February 05, 2009Photo from KMOV Newton Keene, 46, was reportedly drunk behind the wheel when he drove into oncoming traffic on Illinois 255 Thursday and caused a crash that killed three people, according to the St. Louis Post Dispatch. The report says that Keene got on the highway going the wrong way and crashed into a car killing a woman and her friend as well as one of her two children...
Franklin County crash injures two Missouri women
Posted on February 04, 2009A two-car crash on Highway N in Franklin County, Missouri injured two people Wednesday morning. The two women were Donna Lehmain, 46, and Debra Wakefield, 55, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Each was driving one of the vehicles involved...
St. Louis area construction accident kills worker
Posted on February 03, 2009Steven Lillicrap, 21, was killed Tuesday in a crane accident at the Edward Jones construction site near Westport in Maryland Heights, according to a St. Louis Post Dispatch report. The accident occurred when construction workers were disassembling a large crane at the work site...
Two Missouri women seriously injured after trailer accident
Posted on January 30, 2009Two Richmond, Missouri women were hospitalized with serious injuries Friday after their car crashed into a trailer that had become unhitched on Missouri Route O. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol?s initial crash report, Kelly Lee, 42, and Jacey Lee, 19, were traveling northbound on Route O in a 1996 Chevrolet...
Camden County, Missouri car accident injures three
Posted on January 28, 2009Three people were injured Wednesday afternoon in a two-car Missouri accident on Highway 5 near Camdenton, Missouri. The accident occurred when a 1997 Ford, driven by Cecil Warren, 44, attempted to make a left turn onto Highway 5. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 1988 Toyota, driven by David Johnson, 45, struck the side of Warren?s car as it tried to make the turn...
Missouri man in serious condition after South St. Louis car accident
Posted on January 27, 2009Michael Eades, 46, was seriously injured Tuesday morning after an accident involving three vehicles on Interstate 270 near Gravois Road. According to the initial crash report, Eades was heading north on I-270 in a 1996 Dodge Neon alongside a 2001 Ford Expedition, driven by Robert Haul, 54...
Missouri car accident seriously injuries four people
Posted on January 26, 2009A two-car Missouri injury accident on Highway 71 sent five people to the hospital on Monday afternoon, four with serious injuries. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Raymond Weaver, 44, lost control of his 1995 Ford while driving south on Highway 71...
Common myths about personal injury law
Posted on January 25, 2009There are a lot of myths and half-truths floating around about personal injury law. Usually these so-called ?facts? are based on second and third hand stories of lawsuits and bad advice from unqualified advisors. Perhaps there?s even been too much Hollywoodizing of the legal process...
Multi-car Cass County, Missouri crash sends four to hospital
Posted on January 23, 2009Four people were hospitalized Friday afternoon after a four-car collision on Missouri 291. The Missouri State Highway Patrol initial crash report indicates the Missouri car crash occurred when Ryan Robinson, 19, crossed the center line of the highway in his 1990 Chevrolet Corsica...
Two hospitalized after Missouri car accident
Posted on January 21, 2009Judy Simon, 48, and Jason Procter, 20, were both injured Wednesday evening after a two car crash on Missouri 59 near Diamond, Missouri. The initial crash report on file with the Missouri State Highway patrol says the accident occurred when Simon attempted to make a left turn in her 1994 Dodge Caravan...
Missouri tractor trailer accident kills one
Posted on January 20, 2009Paul Glaus, 66, was killed Tuesday when his pickup crashed into a tractor trailer on Highway 61 near Sikeston, Missouri. The initial crash report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol said the accident occurred when the big rig, driven by Tony McCoy, 41, attempted to pass Glaus? pickup...
Common car insurance questions
Posted on January 19, 2009The second thought that goes through many people?s heads after a car accident is usually related to insurance. The most important thing after an accident, of course, is to make sure that you and anybody involved is treated for injuries, but soon the questions start to rise...
One dead and two injured in Franklin County, Missouri accident
Posted on January 16, 2009Cory Ramsey, 16, was killed and two other were seriously injured Friday evening in a two car accident on North Goodes Mill Road in Franklin County, Missouri. According to the investigating officer from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when Bryant Vetter, 16, lost control of his 2004 Cavalier while traveling southbound on North Goodes Mill Road...
Another Amtrak train crashes in Illinois
Posted on January 15, 2009An Amtrak train crashed into a garbage truck on Thursday becoming the second accident in just over a month involving an Amtrak train hitting another vehicle. Thankfully, no one was seriously injured in Thursday?s accident. According to local media reports, the train had left St...
Rear-end collision sends Missouri man to hospital
Posted on January 12, 2009Michael Frick, 44, was seriously injured Monday after being rear-ended on Highway 61 in Jefferson County, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Frick was traveling northbound on Highway 61 in a 1993 Ford Ranger when he was hit from behind by a 2005 Ford F350, driven by Michael Krampf, 26...
Investigation into 2008 Missouri tractor trailer crash almost complete
Posted on January 11, 2009Photo from STLtoday.com A six-month investigation into a gruesome tractor trailer crash on Highway 40 is nearly complete, but some details are already being released by the media. The accident in question was one we reported on last July where a tractor trailer crashed into a line of cars stopped in traffic on Highway 40 near the I-270 interchange...
Moped accident in Franklin County, Missouri kills one
Posted on January 09, 2009Dustin Reed, 21, was killed Friday while riding a moped on Missouri 47 in Franklin County, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Reed was traveling southbound in front of a 1996 Chevrolet Blazer, driven by Scott Pelton, 17. Reed and his moped began to drift across the center line just before making a right turn at Mooreland Drive...
One dead after Washington County, Missouri accident
Posted on January 07, 2009Mitchell Bleile, 23, was killed and two others were seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a two-car wreck on Highway 47. The initial crash report, filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, says the Eastern Missouri car accident occurred when Daniel Barbosa, 51, failed to stop his 2009 Dodge Charger at a stop sign on the intersection of Highway 47 and Route A...
Eight-car pile-up in Eastern Missouri sends three to the hospital
Posted on January 05, 2009A large chain reaction accident on Highway 412 sent three people to the hospital, one with serious injuries, on Monday. A total of eight cars were involved in the accident. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred as traffic began to back-up because of a previous Missouri car accident...
Illinois plane crash kills two
Posted on January 02, 2009Photo from Chicago Tribune Two people were killed in a plane crash on Thursday at an airport near Joliet, Illinois. Authorities have identified the victims as Stuart Seffern, 50, and Deborah Loiselle, 52. They were flying a small, single-engine Lancair 360 plane and apparently crashed trying to land at Joliet Regional Airport...
Jefferson County fire kills three people
Posted on January 01, 2009Photo from STLToday.com Three Jefferson County residents, a father and his two children, were killed Friday morning in a fire at their house. According to a St. Louis Post Dispatch report, the fire broke out sometime before 4:45 a.m. at the home of James and Deena Manning near DeSoto...
Two dead in Missouri car accident
Posted on December 27, 2008Linda Wall, 63, and Levi Clark, 17, were killed Saturday afternoon in an accident on Missouri 133 near Richland, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol?s initial crash report, Clark?s 2000 Dodge Ram pickup truck crossed the center line on Missouri 133 and struck Wall?s 2008 Dodge Van head-on...
Three-car accident in Mid-Missouri injures 5
Posted on December 26, 2008Five people were seriously injured Friday evening in Henry County, Missouri after a three-car accident on Missouri 52. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when two cars, one driven by Mathew Martinez, 17, and the second by an unidentified driver, stopped on Missouri 52 because of traffic caused by a previous Missouri car accident...
Osage County, Missouri car wreck sends four to the hospital
Posted on December 20, 2008Icy roads may have contributed to an accident Saturday afternoon on Route Y that sent four people to the hospital, two with serious injuries. Jesse Robbins, 43, was traveling westbound on Route Y near Missouri 89 when his car began to slide out of control and crossed the center line...
One dead and two injured after Camden County, Missouri car accident
Posted on December 19, 2008Victor Torres, 36, was killed and two others were seriously injured Friday evening in a Missouri car accident on Highway 5 in Camden County. According to the initial crash report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Torres crossed the center line and struck another vehicle head-on...
Springfield, Missouri car accident injures five
Posted on December 13, 2008Five people, including two children, were injured in a Missouri car accident Saturday morning on Route M in Springfield, Missouri. The accident occurred as Teresa Ireland, 39, was traveling north in her 2003 Dodge Neon and hit a 1998 Ford Taurus, driven by Amanda Williams, 25...
Missouri teen crashes into another car sending four to the hospital
Posted on December 12, 2008Victor Byrd, 17, was seriously injured early Friday morning along with three others in a separate car after an accident on Highway 60 near Monett, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Byrd crossed the center line in his 1996 Chevrolet and hit a 2003 Chevrolet, driven by Tamara Roux, 43, head on...
Woman killed in Warren County trying to dodge debris in roadway
Posted on December 09, 2008Kathleen Groeper, 66, was killed Tuesday after she crashed her 2008 Ford Focus while trying to dodge debris on Highway 47 in Warren County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Groeper was traveling northbound on Highway 47 when she swerved to the right to avoid the debris...
Amtrak train headed for St. Louis crashes, partially derails
Posted on December 08, 2008Photo from STLToday.com An Amtrak train bound for St. Louis crashed into a tractor-trailer truck that had gotten stuck on the tracks near Brighton, Illinois on Monday morning. Ten people, including the train?s engineer, were injured in the Illinois train wreck and taken to local hospitals...
Four injured in Missouri car crash as vehicle slides out of control
Posted on December 06, 2008Four people were injured, including two teens and a two-year-old, when a vehicle slid out of control Saturday on Highway 21 in Ripley County, Missouri. According to the investigating officer?s crash report, Ashley Vosburg, 18, lost control of her vehicle and began to slide off the right side of the roadway...
Poplar Bluff, Missouri accident sends four to hospital
Posted on December 05, 2008A three-car accident Friday morning on Highway 67 near Poplar Bluff injured four people, two seriously. The Missouri State Highway Patrol?s initial crash report says the accident occurred when Darrell Healey, 44, drove a 1998 Toyota into a 2003 Buick, driven by Joe Falvey, 76...
Moberly, Missouri accident sends two to hospital
Posted on December 04, 2008Mary Wilson, 68, and Thomas Wilson, 72, were injured Wednesday when their car hit another vehicle on Route JJ just west of Moberly, Missouri. The initial crash report, filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, indicates the accident occurred when the second vehicle, a 1999 Ford driven by Cyrus Ewens, 38, turned in front Wilson?s 1993 Oldsmobile...
Missouri accident injures three including one child
Posted on December 02, 2008A two car Missouri accident Tuesday morning on Highway 63 hospitalized three people, including an eight year old girl. The accident occurred when Latricia Hess, 39, attempted to cross the highway in her 2002 Chevrolet. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 1997 Toyota, driven by Douglas Waite, 36, struck the driver?s side of Hess? car...
Protect yourself from dangerous winter conditions
Posted on December 01, 2008With winter approaching (or already here as some Missourians who just received several inches of snow over the weekend would say) we must prepare for the potential hazards that ice and snow presents. Icy walkways can be dangerously slick, and while that statement might seem obvious, millions of Americans suffer serious injuries every year because they slipped and fell...
Head on Missouri car accident sends driver to hospital
Posted on November 29, 2008Denny Frazier, 22, was injured Saturday afternoon when his car collided head on with another on County Road 413 near Dexter, Missouri. The Missouri State Highway Patrol?s report said the accident occurred at the crest of hill when Betty Musgrave, 81, began to drift into the oncoming traffic lane...
Eastern Missouri pedestrian hospitalized after being hit on side of road
Posted on November 28, 2008David Merchant, 27, was hospitalized early Friday morning after he was hit by a car on Missouri 25 near Advance, Missouri. According to the report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, James Smith, 47, drove his 2003 Honda into another vehicle that was parked in the roadway...
6 injured in Missouri accident when car is forced into oncoming traffic
Posted on November 22, 2008Six Missourians were hospitalized Saturday evening after a truck rear-ended another car and forced it into oncoming traffic on Route JJ near Carl Junction. According to the report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, just before the Missouri accident Tammy Farmer, 35, had stopped her 2009 Toyota Scion as she prepared to make a left turn...
One killed and one injured in Mid-Missouri car accident
Posted on November 21, 2008Milton Jensen, 78, is dead after a three-car accident Friday afternoon on Highway 63. The accident also injured Keith Kempker, 33, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. The crash report says the Missouri car accident was caused when Jensen attempted to cross southbound Highway 63 in a 2002 GMC and pulled directly in the path of Kempker?s 2003 Ford...
Two seriously injured in St. Charles County crash
Posted on November 20, 2008Two people were injured Thursday evening on Route N in St. Charles County when a teenage driver apparently lost control of his vehicle and crossed into oncoming traffic. The Missouri car accident was caused when Nicholas Rallo, 16, crossed the center line in his 2008 Toyota Scion, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
Three injured, two seriously, in Missouri crash
Posted on November 19, 2008Deborah Carpone, 49, and Steven Crawford, 51, were seriously injured Wednesday afternoon when their car collided with another on Highway 21 in Jefferson County. According to the Highway Patrol, the Missouri car accident occurred at 4:20 p.m. when Robert Ellis, 50, who was traveling westbound on Highway 110, attempted to cross in front of Carpone and Crawford?s 1989 Chevrolet Blazer...
5-car crash sends five Missourians to the hospital
Posted on November 17, 2008A Missouri teen lost control of his vehicle Monday afternoon on I-270 and started a chain reaction crash that involved five separate vehicles and sent five people to the hospital. Lenard Booker, 19, was northbound on I-270 in a 1993 Toyota Camry when he lost control of his car and crashed into the inside median wall...
Accidents on the rise in St. Louis since Highway 40 closure
Posted on November 16, 2008A recent St. Louis Post Dispatch report, which analyzed data from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, shows that Missouri car accidents are on the rise on Interstate 44 in the St. Louis area since the construction on Highway 40 began. The report suggests that the narrowing of lanes on I-44 to accommodate the extra traffic has caused a 27 percent jump in injury accidents over the first half of 2008 as compared to the first half of 2007...
Franklin County crash sends two Missouri women to hospital
Posted on November 15, 2008Connie Lutz, 59, and Melanie Trentmann, 38, were hospitalized Friday afternoon after a two vehicle crash on Missouri 100 in Franklin County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Lutz and Trentmann were traveling eastbound in a 2001 Dodge Grand Caravan when they were forced to stop because of traffic...
Granite City man killed by hit-and-run driver, baby seriously injured
Posted on November 14, 2008Photo from KMOV-TV Donald Legens, 34 was killed and his infant son was critically injured after a hit-and-run driver crashed into Legens? car early Friday morning, according to a St. Louis Post Dispatch report. According to witnesses cited in the report, a tow truck smashed into the car, which was stalled in the road, and then fled the scene...
Pomona, Missouri crash sends three to hospital
Posted on November 11, 2008Three Missouri women were hospitalized Tuesday after a two-car crash on Highway 63 in Pomona. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 1985 Ford F-250, driven by James Reiners, 58, pulled into the path of a 2001 Ford Windstar Van, driven by Sheryl Ford, 51...
Missouri accident kills South Greenfield teen
Posted on November 10, 2008Debra Ralston, 19, was killed and two others were injured Monday in a two-car accident on Missouri 39 near Miller, Missouri. The accident occurred around 6:25 p.m. when a 1999 Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by Dennis Key, 55, crossed over the center line and collided with the 1993 Saturn Ralston was driving, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol...
Unionville man arrested for drunk driving after accident
Posted on November 08, 2008David Coyle, 23, was charged with driving while intoxicated Saturday after a Missouri accident that sent him and another man to the hospital. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Coyle was northbound on Highway 136 in a 1993 Chevrolet and attempted to make a left turn near the Unionville city limits...
School bus crashes in St. Louis
Posted on November 07, 2008Photo from KSDK.com Eight children were taken to Cardinal Glennon Children?s hospital today after a bus crash, according to numerous area media reports. The bus crashed into a telephone pole on the corner of Broadway and Lafayette at approximately 8 a...
Hit-and-run accidents on the rise
Posted on November 01, 2008A study by USA Today shows that the number of hit-and-run car accidents has jumped 20% since 2000 and is now at its highest level in more than a decade. Leaving the scene of an accident is a felony offense and results in hundreds of deaths each year...
Head-on collision seriously injures Missouri woman
Posted on October 30, 2008Shirley Foreman, 81, was seriously injured Thursday after being involved in a head-on collision on Butter Hollow Avenue in Benton County, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a westbound 2000 GMC, driven by Marc Bulva, 35, crossed the center line into oncoming traffic...
Two killed by accident with tractor trailer in Cass County, Missouri
Posted on October 30, 2008Deanna Reynolds, 40, and Edwina Perez, 65, were killed Wednesday when a tractor trailer slid sideways into oncoming traffic on Missouri 291 in Cass County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the tractor trailer, driven by Calvin Layden, 23, began to slide sideways as Layden attempted to make a right turn onto 239th street...
Four injured in two-car collision
Posted on October 27, 2008Four people were injured, two seriously, when two cars collided Sunday on Highway 51 in Perry County, Missouri. The accident occurred when a northbound 1987 Ford Crown Victoria, driven by Joann Jennin, 60, traveled off the right side of the road. Jennin overcorrected while trying the keep the car from going off the roadway and veered into the southbound lane...
Suspected hit-and-run driver arrested in Southeastern Missouri
Posted on October 26, 2008Gale Smith, 41, of Piedmont, Mo. was arrested in connection with a hit-and-run accident that killed one pedestrian and seriously injured another. The accident happened early Saturday morning when Dean Nordman, 41, and Jacob Thomas, 14, were attempting to cross Route HH in Wayne County...
Rear-end collision sends car into oncoming traffic in Camden County, Missouri
Posted on October 24, 2008Six people were injured, four seriously, when a 1998 Chevrolet was forced into oncoming traffic on Missouri Highway 5 near North Junction. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred Monday afternoon when the Chevrolet, driven by Jerry Blair, 37, was rear-ended by a 2006 Cadillac, driven by Forrest Riley, 84...
Medical Malpractice and Tort Reform Myths
Posted on October 23, 2008Proponents of tort reform and damage caps on malpractice cases would have you believe that these are steps to improving the health-care industry. They spread many myths and half-truths about how they are lowering costs and saving doctors. In reality all these measures do is tamper with the natural legal process and leave some severely injured people without the means to pay for their recovery...
Woman killed when car pushed into path of tractor-trailer
Posted on October 21, 2008Margaret McCurnin, 76, was killed Monday when the car she was riding in was hit front behind and pushed into the path of an oncoming tractor-trailer on Missouri 171 near Carl Junction. The accident occurred around 1:25 p.m. when the 2002 Mercury McCurnin was riding in slowed on the highway and was rear-ended by a 1999 Chrysler, driven by Shane McGinnis, 23...
Lincoln County crash seriously injures two drivers
Posted on October 21, 2008Two Missouri drivers were hospitalized Monday night after their cars collided on Missouri Route U, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol. Kimberlee Harper, 38, of Moscow Mills, was traveling west in a 2008 Ford Focus when she failed to negotiate a curve and lost control of her vehicle...
Missouri woman killed when SUV hit by tractor-trailer
Posted on October 19, 2008Shirley Riffe, 47, was killed Sunday when a tractor-trailer hit a SUV on the shoulder of eastbound Interstate 44 in Franklin County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Riffe was a passenger in the 2008 Chevrolet Suburban SUV, which had sustained a flat tire...
Warrensburg woman seriously injured in crash
Posted on October 18, 2008Tonya Wheeler, 22, was seriously injured Saturday afternoon when the car she was riding in collided with a pickup at an uncontrolled intersection on County Road 251 in Johnson County. According to the investigating officer, both the car and the pickup entered the intersection at the same time...
Missouri Law ? Statute of Limitations
Posted on October 17, 2008When someone is considering taking legal action for a personal injury they received, one of the issues that must first be examined is the statute of limitations that applies to their case. A statute of limitations is essentially a time limit in which legal action must be taken after some wrongful or negligent conduct causes injury...
Franklin County crash kills two drivers
Posted on October 16, 2008Robbie Boyer, 25, and Charles Bine, 49, were killed Thursday when their cars collided on Highway 50 near Union, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the crash occurred around 6:50 p.m. when Boyer?s 2002 Chevrolet Cavalier crossed the center line and collided head-on with Bine?s 1999 Chevrolet Silverado pickup...
Woman involved in Highway 291 crash dies
Posted on October 14, 2008A sad update to a story we reported on earlier. Denise Greene, 44, of Greenwood, Mo. passed away after battling with injuries sustained in a wreck over the weekend. Adam Maze, 19, who was also involved in that crash, remains hospitalized with serious injuries...
Victim remains unidentified after 10-vehicle crash near Joplin
Posted on October 13, 2008Photo from OzarksFirst.com Authorities are still trying to identify one of the victims killed Wednesday in a 10-vehicle crash on I-44 near Joplin. The Missouri accident, which involved two tractor-trailers, killed two and injured five others. The unidentified male was badly burned by fires that broke out as a result of the accident...
Two seriously injured in head-on collision
Posted on October 12, 2008Two Missourians were seriously injured Saturday night in a head-on collision on Highway 291 in Cass County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Adam Maze, 19, of Strasburg, Mo. was traveling south in a 2007 Toyota when he crossed into oncoming traffic...
Multi-car Missouri Crash injures five south of Rolla
Posted on October 08, 2008Five people were injured, one seriously, in a four-car crash Friday afternoon on Highway 63 about eight miles south of Rolla, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Melissa Coomer, 28, was traveling south on Highway 63 in a 2000 Pontiac Montana, but was stopping in preparation of turning left onto County Road 5340...
2 killed by sleeping truck driver
Posted on September 28, 2008Yasmin Jackson, 19, and Kevetta Davis, 19, were killed Friday when a truck driver who fell asleep at the wheel crashed into their SUV on I-57 in Southern Illinois. The truck driver, identified as Dennis Hernandez, 38, was transporting equipment for musician and TV star Bret Michaels when he fell asleep, crossed the center line, and crashed into Jackson?s SUV as well as a pickup...
Missouri Highway Patrol completes major crash investigation
Posted on September 24, 2008The Major Crash Investigation Unit of the Missouri State Highway Patrol completed an investigation into a March 21, 2008 tractor-trailer crash that killed three children south of Rolla, according to the Rolla Daily News. The accident occurred when a 2003 Freightliner tractor-trailer, driven by Alvin Lewis, 38, rear-ended a 1989 Ford Tempo on Highway 63 near Edgar Springs...
Three children among the six injured in rear-end collision near Springfield, Missouri
Posted on September 20, 2008A three-car accident on Missouri 13 injured six people Saturday morning just north of Springfield, Missouri. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Troy Caskey, 46, and Katherine Vannatta, 49, had stopped their vehicles for a red light at the intersection of Missouri 13 and Route O...
Five injured in multi-car Missouri accident on U.S. 65
Posted on September 19, 2008Five people were hospitalized Friday afternoon after a four-car accident on U.S. 65 in Dallas County. The accident occurred when Joseph Ritsch, 70, stopped his 2007 Ford Focus to make a left turn onto Route TT about 12 miles south of Buffalo, Missouri...
Lawsuits filed against former Missouri insulation factory
Posted on September 18, 2008Five lawsuits have been filed this month against numerous companies and people associated with Rockwool Industries, a company that manufactured insulation, for allegedly contributing to dozens of illnesses in Cameron, Missouri. Rockwool Industries, which closed in 1991, operated a factory near the city of Cameron that used various chemicals and industrial procedures to turn iron into fiber insulation...
Missouri plane crash launched investigation into skydiving industry
Posted on September 16, 2008The National Transportation Safety Board released a special report Tuesday that identified numerous safety issues with the skydiving industry. The report was in response to several recent tragedies across the country involving malfunctioning parachutes and poorly maintained planes used to launch the parachutists...
One dead and another injured after three-car accident near Maryville
Posted on September 13, 2008Linsey Nelson, 19, was killed and Larry Logsdon, 65, was seriously injured Friday in an accident on Highway 71 north of Maryville. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when Nelson failed to stop her 2003 Dodge at a stop sign and crossed in front of Logsdon?s 1998 Chevrolet 1500...
Bolivar, Missouri woman killed when car crosses center line
Posted on September 12, 2008Catherine Welch, 24, was killed and four others were injured Friday in a two car accident on County Road 363 just south of Nemo, Missouri. Welch was driving north in a 2004 Chevrolet with Brian Hawthorne, 25, when another car crossed the center line in front of Welch...
Accident near Missouri - Kansas border leaves one dead and two injured
Posted on September 10, 2008One person is dead and two others are seriously injured after a pickup crashed into a Camaro Wednesday on Highway 59 just a mile from the Missouri ? Kansas border. According the Highway Patrol, Danny Groshong, 18, was traveling westbound on Highway 59 in a 1997 Chevrolet Camaro and attempted to pass another vehicle by moving to the eastbound lane...
Hulshof supported by big business, dismissive of severely injured
Posted on September 09, 2008A story released in the St. Louis Post Dispatch outlined the sources of campaign contributions to the candidates in Missouri?s race for governor. As expected, Republican Kenny Hulshof is supported by big business and large pharmaceutical companies, while Democrat Jay Nixon is seeing a lot of support from the legal community...
New Madrid County crash injures 4 Missouri women
Posted on September 08, 2008Four people were injured Monday in a two-car crash on Highway 25 just south of Malden, Missouri. According the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when Sara Blake, 17, pulled her 2001 Ford Taurus into the path of a 2006 Chevrolet Impala, driven by Jannie Beasley, 60...
6 injured in I-44 car wreck
Posted on September 07, 2008Six people were hospitalized, including three children, after a two-car accident Sunday on I-44 just east of St. James, Missouri. The accident occurred when Carmen Archer, 52, slowed her 2005 Pontiac Bonneville in the passing lane as she prepared to make a u-turn at an emergency vehicle crossover...
Gower, Missouri man killed when pickup crashes into tractor-trailer
Posted on September 06, 2008Johnny Roberts, 23, was killed and another man was seriously injured Saturday when the pickup truck they were riding in collided with a tractor-trailer on Route B. The accident occurred as Roberts? pickup came over the crest of a hill on Route B. According to the highway patrol, a tractor-trailer, driven by David Jones, 66, was entering Route B from a gravel road and was blocking most of the roadway...
Missouri teen killed in accident
Posted on September 05, 2008Erich Adler, 18, was killed Thursday in a car accident in Marthasville while trying to pull out of a parking lot along Highway 47. According to the Highway Patrol, the accident occurred around 3:00 p.m. when Adler attempted to make a left on to Highway 47...
Tips for dealing with insurance companies after an accident
Posted on September 03, 2008After a Missouri car accident, one of the first things you should do is exchange insurance information with others involved in the crash. Dealing with insurance companies is a large part of what happens after an accident. If someone is injured in a Missouri wreck, the liability coverage of the at-fault driver is used to pay for any medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering, and disability caused by the accident...
Jackson woman injured in three-car wreck
Posted on September 02, 2008Ila Niswonger, 86, was seriously injured Sunday when the 2001 Chrysler she was a passenger in collided with two other cars on Highway 61 just north of Jackson, Mo. According to the Highway Patrol, Robert Harper, 81, the driver of the Chrysler, was traveling north on Highway 61...
Motorcyclist killed in accident north of Kansas City
Posted on August 30, 2008Christopher Fry, 26, was killed Friday when his motorcycle collided with a 2000 Toyota on Missouri 33 at 114th Street. According to the investigating officer, Fry was traveling south on Missouri 33 when the Toyota, driven by Richard Goodman, 31, emerged from a private drive and crossed into Fry?s path...
Cooper County crash injures five
Posted on August 29, 2008Five Boonville residents were hospitalized Friday after a two-vehicle crash on Missouri 87 just south of Jackson Road. The accident occurred when a 1997 Pontiac, driven by Christopher Dewolf, 24, attempted to pass another vehicle while coming over the crest of a hill...
Police Taser kills Moberly man
Posted on August 28, 2008Stanley James Harlan, 23, is dead after a police officer fired a Taser at him during a traffic stop early Thursday morning. Harlan had been pulled over near Moberly after the officer suspected him of drunk driving. According to the St. Louis Post Dispatch, the officer then attempted to place Harlan under arrest when he began to resist...
Missouri boating accidents claim dozens of lives each year
Posted on August 27, 2008Missouri is fortunate to have many beautiful lakes and iconic rivers that are often filled with recreational and industrial vehicles. Unfortunately, accidents can and do happen on Missouri?s waterways. In recent years, Missouri has seen hundreds of boating accidents with up to 23 fatalities annually...
Livingston County crash seriously injures Missouri woman
Posted on August 27, 2008Garnett Churan, 33, was seriously injured Wednesday when her 1997 Oldsmobile was hit from the side by a pickup just south of Avalon, Missouri. Lee Hines, 31, the driver of the pickup, failed to yield at an intersection on County Road 361, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol...
Crash near Ponce de Leon, Mo. Injures three
Posted on August 25, 2008Three Missourians were injured Monday afternoon in a two vehicle crash north of Branson. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred when a 1985 GMC Sierra, driven by Stoney Brown, 22, lost control and ran off the road. Brown over-corrected and turned back across the road into oncoming traffic where he was hit by a 2001 Chevrolet Tahoe, driven by Bobby Sartin, 29...
Missouri woman killed in Bobcat loader accident
Posted on August 24, 2008Geralyn Mulcahy, 47, was killed Saturday evening when a Bobcat construction vehicle backed over her on the HLR Motorsports race track in Moberly, Missouri. According to the investigating officers, Mulcahy was walking on the race track at around 7:45 p...
West Plains woman seriously injured in Missouri crash
Posted on August 22, 2008Helen Kincheloe, 60, was injured Thursday when her car was rear-ended on Highway 160 as she was trying to turn into a private driveway. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Kincheloe was stopped to make a left turn when her car was rear-ended by a 1999 Dodge pickup, driven by Robert Zastrow, 20...
Missouri man killed when hit on side of road
Posted on August 21, 2008Ralph Davidson, 72, was killed Thursday when he got out of his truck along Route NN in Nodaway County. According to the highway patrol, Davidson?s 2000 Chevrolet Silverado was stopped in the westbound lane of route NN. Davidson had exited the truck and was standing near the flatbed trailer he was towing when a large dump truck, driven by Stephen Mick, 62, crashed into the trailer...
Elderly woman killed in serious accident by traveling in wrong lane
Posted on August 20, 2008Photo from Carthage Press Emmarine Hickles, 78, was killed Tuesday when she crashed head-on into another car, driven by Levi-Harley Nachbor, 32, on Highway 71 just north of I-44. According to the highway patrol, Hickles was heading south in the northbound lane when she hit Nachbor?s car...
Missouri man gets DWI for pushing motorcycle
Posted on August 19, 2008A recent Missouri court ruling found that a Missouri man, Andrew Hack, was driving his motorcycle while intoxicated despite the fact he was only pushing the motorcycle. The incident occurred when Hack, who had met some friends at a bar, decided to move his motorcycle from in front of the bar so a coworker could take it home...
Missouri motorcyclist killed in accident with Hummer
Posted on August 18, 2008Chad Fuqua, 40, was killed early Monday morning when his motorcycle collided with a 2007 Hummer on Business Loop 65 in Hollister, Missouri. According to the highway patrol report, the Hummer, driven by Chadwick Carter, 27, made a U-turn into Fuqua?s path...
Multi-car Missouri accident kills one and injures 4 others
Posted on August 15, 2008A Kansas City man is dead and four others are injured after a complicated accident on I -70. The accident occurred when a 1993 Geo, driven by Scott Gardner, 24, hit a concrete median barrier and spun into the center lane. A passenger in the Geo, Nancy Barncord, 51, exited the car and was hit by a 1998 Pontiac, driven by Kaitlyn Wildschueltz, 18...
American Airlines fined for safety violations
Posted on August 14, 2008The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) released a statement today saying it will seek fines of up to $7.1 million dollars from American Airlines for improper maintenance on safety related equipment and deficiencies in their drug and alcohol testing program...
Presidential and Missouri Gubernatorial candidates' opinions on tort reform an issue this election
Posted on August 13, 2008With the war in Iraq and the state of the economy dominating the political headlines, some issues facing the candidates this election year have been buried in the news cycle. One of these issues is tort reform. Despite the lack of coverage, tort reform remains a very contentious legal and political issue, particularly in the area of medical malpractice...
Three-Car Missouri Crash Kills One, Injures Five
Posted on August 11, 2008A three-car crash north of Montgomery City, Mo. killed one driver and injured five others Saturday morning. The accident occurred on Missouri 161 as Paula Wollberg, 51, ran a stop sign as she was crossing the highway on Route CC in her 2001 Dodge, according to the highway patrol report...
Missouri Crash Seriously Injures Gallatin Woman
Posted on August 11, 2008Brandi Eaton, 27, was seriously injured Monday morning when her car was struck by a pickup truck on Missouri 13 south of Bethany, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the driver of the pickup, Mark Redd, 19, failed to stop at a stop sign and hit Eaton?s vehicle on the driver?s side...
Bus Heading to Missouri Crashes; Kills 17
Posted on August 09, 2008Photo from Houston Chronicle/AP A charter bus carrying members of a Vietnamese Catholic group from Houston to Missouri crashed on Friday killing 17 and injuring dozens more. The bus, which carried a total of 55 people, crashed through a guardrail north of Dallas around 12:45 a...
Missouri Motorcycle Accident Injures Neosho Woman
Posted on August 07, 2008Patty Coe, 37, was seriously injured Wednesday when the Harley Davidson motorcycle she was riding was rear-ended on Gateway Drive just north of Neosho, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Coe and the motorcycle?s driver, Steven Woodworth, 43, were attempting to make a left turn when they were hit from behind by a van...
Missouri Teen Killed in Motorcycle Accident
Posted on August 05, 2008Corey Stuck, 17, was killed Sunday in a motorcycle crash near Lee?s Summit. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Stuck was riding a 2002 Honda motorcycle on Highway 50 when he hit a 2001 Toyota Camry, driven by Lolita McRoy, 70, that failed to yield while crossing the highway...
Missouri Motorcyclist Seriously Injured by Pickup Truck
Posted on August 03, 2008Charles Wells, 68, was seriously injured when his motorcycle was rear-ended on Route M near Lawson, Missouri. According to the investigating officer, Wells had made a left turn onto Route M from 160th Street when he was struck from behind by a Chevrolet pickup, driven by Clinton Whitney, 21...
Missouri Woman Injured in Truck Accident Near Perryville
Posted on August 02, 2008Tracy Rauls, 37, was injured Friday afternoon in an accident with a tractor-trailer on Highway 61 near Perryville, Missouri. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Rauls was traveling north in a 2005 Chevrolet Malibu when a southbound tractor-trailer, driven by Travis Obritsch, 32, attempted to turn and cut in front of Rauls? car...
Missouri Truck Driver Killed in Train Accident
Posted on July 31, 2008Photo from Fox 2 News Missouri truck driver David Willoughby, 70, was killed Wednesday night when his truck became stuck at a railroad crossing on Route N in Pacific. According to the highway patrol, Willoughby?s truck lost traction in some loose gravel and was blocking the railway...
Missouri Motorcyclist Killed in Head-On Collision
Posted on July 29, 2008Motorcyclist Michael Norman, 48, was killed Monday evening when he was hit head-on by a Jeep near Marshfield, Mo. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Norman was riding his 2004 Honda Motorcycle north on Route CC when a 1990 Jeep Cherokee, driven by Ethan Dinwiddie, 30, crossed the center line and struck him head-on...
Escalator Accident Critically Injures Missouri Man
Posted on July 28, 2008Justin Larson, 26, of St. Louis, was seriously injured when he fell from an escalator Saturday night while attending the Cardinals-Mets game at Shea Stadium in New York. Larson fell from the box-seat level to the floor, according to investigators. He was knocked unconscious and suffered broken ribs, a collapsed lung, and swelling of the brain...
Husband and Wife Hospitalized After Missouri Car Accident
Posted on July 26, 2008Kelvin and Betty Walker, 38 and 39 respectively, were hospitalized Friday after a multi-car accident on I-70 in Montgomery county. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the Walkers ran their 2000 Kia off the roadway and struck the concrete median barrier...
Lincoln County Crash Kills Two; Injures Three
Posted on July 25, 2008A 7-year-old girl and her mother were killed Thursday when their SUV hit a van head-on along Highway 47. The girl, Kailynn Hyde, and her brother, Bradley Hyde, 10, were riding with their mother, Michelle House, 28, when their 1988 Ford Bronco crossed the center line for an unknown reason...
Missouri Pickup Causes Fatal Accident; Runs from Scene
Posted on July 24, 2008Photo from KY3 News Ray Jones, 82, was killed Tuesday when the car he was riding in was sideswiped and forced off the road by a pickup truck that fled the scene after causing the accident. According to the highway patrol, the 2005 Ford Taurus that Jones and his wife, Rebba, 78, were riding in was forced off Highway 60 and into several trees just west of Winona, Mo...
Morgan County Crash Injures Five
Posted on July 23, 2008A two-car crash injured five people, three seriously, Tuesday afternoon on Missouri 52 just west of Eldon, Missouri. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, a 2005 Dodge Ram Pickup, driven by Shane Davenport, 30, was traveling west on Missouri 52 when it swerved to avoid an unidentified car making a left turn...
Missouri Motorcycle Accident Injures Man Near Warrensburg
Posted on July 21, 2008Daniel Coleman, 57, was seriously injured Sunday afternoon when his 2004 Harley Davidson motorcycle collided with another vehicle on Route Y. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, a Ford F150, driven by Daniel Cameron, 37, made a left turn into the path of Coleman?s motorcycle...
Third Victim of Highway 40 Tractor Trailer Crash Dies
Posted on July 20, 2008A third victim of Tuesday?s Highway 40 tractor-trailer crash has died as more details emerge from the investigation. According to authorities, Alvin Mast, 88, died Thursday at St. John?s Mercy Hospital. Two others, Lydia Miller, 55, and Charles Cason, 55, were killed instantly in the Missouri crash...
Missouri Motorcycle Accident Causes Serious Injury
Posted on July 18, 2008Glen Hartless, 25, was seriously injured Thursday after a crashing his motorcycle into another vehicle in Park Hills, Missouri. According to the highway patrol, Hartless was traveling westbound on Highway 32 when a 2003 Chrysler Sebring, driven by Helen Wakefield, 80, turned into his path...
New York Times Reports Trucking Regulations Routinely Broken
Posted on July 17, 2008In doing some research on some of the recent Missouri tractor trailer accidents, we came across an interesting article from the New York Times. In the article, which was published in December of 2006, the reporter discusses the merits of adjusting trucking regulations, which was the debate at that time...
Gruesome Missouri Crash Involving Tractor-Trailer Kills Two; Injures 16 Others
Posted on July 15, 2008Photo from STLToday.com Two people are dead and at least 16 others were injured in a horrific Missouri tractor-trailer crash involving 11 vehicles on Highway 40 this afternoon. According to the highway patrol, a line of ten cars was stopped on the ramp from Highway 40 to I-270 because of congestion...
Two Missouri Motorcycle Accidents Cause Serious Injuries
Posted on July 15, 2008Two Missouri motorcycle accidents in the past two days have sent four riders to the hospital, two of them with serious injuries. On Monday, Matthew McMullin, 40, was riding his 2004 Suzuki on Missouri 79 north of Elsberry when he hit a 2003 Ford Sport Trac, driven by Edwin Fattmann, 49...
One of Two Women Hit in Philadelphia Dies
Posted on July 14, 2008A sad update to the story we?ve been following out of Philadelphia, one of the women hit while jogging has died. Cindy Grassi, 53, died from her injuries late Saturday night. The other woman, who we now know is Sandy Wacker, 36, remains in critical condition with numerous upper body fractures...
Pickup Truck Accident Kills Woman Near Vienna
Posted on July 13, 2008Thresa McDonald, 39, was killed Saturday when the pickup truck she was riding in was hit by another truck on Highway 63 just south of Vienna, Missouri. According to the investigating officer, McDonald was riding in a 1993 Chevrolet S10 driven by Ronnie Rollins, 28...
Cause of Fatal Plane Crash Released
Posted on July 11, 2008Updating a story that we have been following, the cause of the plane crash that killed two pilots near Kansas City has been released. The official cause of the crash was dual engine power loss. The National Transportation Safety Board released an accident report on Thursday that outlined the details of the crash...
Two St. Louis Women Seriously Injured By Drunk Driver in Philadelphia
Posted on July 11, 2008Photo from WTXF - FOX 29 News Two unidentified women are in critical condition after they were hit by a drunk driver during a jog Thursday morning. Both joggers were from St. Louis and had traveled to Philadelphia with their husbands to watch the Phillies-Cardinals game...
Independence Woman Was Just the Second Fatality Since New Cable Medians Were Installed
Posted on July 10, 2008Patricia Troester, 61, was killed Tuesday when the 2008 Toyota she was driving crossed through the cable median on I-70 near Independence and struck oncoming traffic. Cheryl Shaddox, 57, was one of the oncoming drivers hit by Troester?s vehicle. Shaddox was transported to Centerpoint Hospital with moderate injuries, according to the highway patrol...
Two Injured in Missouri Plane Crash
Posted on July 09, 2008Photo from KY3 News / Mark Parent Two people were injured Sunday morning when their aircraft failed to successfully take off and ran over the end of the runway at Taney County Airport. The owner and pilot of the plane, Gary Grandpre of Crete, Illinois, was taken to Skaggs Health Center in Branson along with his wife, whose name was not released, according to a KY3 report...
Three Killed and One Injured In Crash Near Liberal, Missouri
Posted on July 09, 2008A two-car crash on Missouri 43 Sunday night killed three people and left one seriously injured, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. The investigating officer said that both drivers, Jesse Neal, 32, and Marya Toler, 50, were killed and Daniel Toler, 48, a passenger, was also killed...
Two Injured When Motorcycle Is Hit By Tire
Posted on July 07, 2008John Hirner, 33, and James Tennimon, 14, were injured Sunday in an unusual incident as they rode a motorcycle north on Missouri 79 near Hannibal. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, a 1996 Chevrolet, driven by Ryan Tatman, 16, was traveling south on Missouri 79 when it lost its left rear tire...
Blood Alcohol Limit For Missouri Boaters Lowered
Posted on July 05, 2008In response to a rash of Missouri boating accidents, Governor Matt Blunt signed legislation that lowers the legal blood alcohol level to .08. The law, which goes into effect on August 28th, will make the legal limit for boaters equal to that of Missouri drivers...
Tractor Trailer Crash Injuries Missouri Man
Posted on July 03, 2008Robert Lord, 27, of Chaffee, Missouri was injured Wednesday night when his 1993 Toyota was rear ended by a tractor trailer on Interstate 55, according the Missouri Highway Patrol. The investigating officer said the driver of the 2005 Freightliner Truck, Jamal Suleiman, 39, was attempting to change lanes when he struck the back of Lord?s vehicle...
Man Charged After Jet Ski Crash On Lake Of The Ozarks
Posted on July 02, 2008Yorgan Yorganov, 33, was charged with operating a motorboat while intoxicated after he crashed his Seadoo into another jet ski driven by Tracy Sellmeyer, 45. According to the Missouri Water Patrol, the accident occurred Sunday afternoon on the Grand Glaize arm of the lake...
Missouri Man Thrown From Motorcycle In Rear End Collision
Posted on July 02, 2008Kelly Glover, 53, was thrown from his 2004 Yamaha motorcycle when he was rear ended Tuesday night in Callaway County. According to the highway patrol, the Missouri motorcycle accident occurred when Glover stopped on Route F to allow the vehicle ahead of him to make a left turn...
Whitehead Children Are Released From Hospital After Car Falls 76 Feet Off Cliff
Posted on July 01, 2008The St. Louis Post Dispatch reported the children of Andrea Whitehead were released from the hospital today after undergoing surgery. We previously reported on this tragic car accident when the Whitehead's vehicle traveled off highway 55 and off a 76 foot cliff...
Two Women Seriously Injured In Missouri Car Wreck
Posted on June 30, 2008Carissa Resinger, 23, and Patricia Hellenbrand, 50, were seriously injured in a wreck Sunday afternoon near Barnhart. According to the investigating officer, Resinger failed to yield at a red traffic signal on Route M and her 1997 Chrysler Sebring struck the driver?s side of Hellenbrand?s 1995 Chrysler Concord...
Missouri Woman Killed When Car Falls of Cliff
Posted on June 28, 2008Photo by KTVI, St. Louis An unidentified 35-year-old woman is dead and her two children are injured after their car fell 100 feet from a bluff along Interstate 55. The Missouri car accident occurred Thursday morning near the Gasconade Street exit...
Missouri Car Accident Injures Four in Gallatin
Posted on June 27, 2008Four people were injured, one seriously, in a two car accident Wednesday afternoon in Gallatin, Missouri. Marquis Wheeler, 19, was driving a 1999 Toyota Celica west on Missouri 6 when she made a left turn in front of Audie Bland, 54, who was traveling east and was unable to avoid the collision, according to the highway patrol...
Missouri Man Attacked by Pit Bulls Awarded $7.25 Million
Posted on June 27, 2008$7.25 million was awarded to a Jackson County Missouri man who was mauled by pit bulls in 2006. In May 2006, three pit bull terriers escaped through an open window of a nearby home and attacked Alan Hill as he mowed his lawn. Hill needed multiple operations and skin grafts as a result of the attack...
Missouri Auditor Finds Missouri School Bus Drivers Are Not Properly Screened For Employment
Posted on June 26, 2008Missouri State Auditor Susan Montee released a report today that highlights some frightening facts. Most parents simply assume their child's bus driver is a stand up person who was thoroughly checked out by the state, right? Wrong. A new report indicates school districts are not meeting state requirements for drug testing and criminal record checks for bus drivers...
Plane Crash Near Kansas City Kills Two
Posted on June 26, 2008Photo by KQTV, St. Joseph Murray Brown, 47, and James Jambor, 24, were killed Tuesday when their twin engine Aero Commander plane crashed in Leavenworth, Kansas shortly after taking off from a downtown Kansas City airport, Kansas Highway Patrol said...
5-Year-Old Killed in Accident Involving Tractor-Trailer
Posted on June 25, 2008Photo by David Hoover, Carthage Press Enoc Castanon, 5, was killed and several other children were injured Monday afternoon when the car they were riding in was struck by a tractor trailer on Missouri 96 near Carthage, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol...
Pedestrian Killed by a Hit-and-Run Driver In St. Louis Accident
Posted on June 24, 2008Konrad G. Whitt, 27, was found dead Sunday morning in the westbound lanes of I-70 near downtown after an apparent hit-and-run accident, according to a report in the St. Louis Post Dispatch. Witnesses told police they saw Whitt?s body on the roadway, but did not see the vehicle that hit him...
Five injured in Two-Car Accident Near Cowgill, Missouri
Posted on June 23, 2008Five people were injured, two seriously, in a two-car wreck Friday afternoon at the intersection of S.E Tobin Valley Drive and S.E. Crab Apple Drive near Cowgill. Michael Mathews, 41, was driving westbound in a 1999 Dodge when he entered an uncontrolled intersection and was struck on the driver?s side by a 1998 Lincoln being driven by Barbara Eldridge, 39, according to the highway patrol...
Head-On Crash Kills Both Drivers in Jefferson County
Posted on June 19, 2008Danial Patton, 58, and Ronald Bieser, 59, were killed when the vehicles they were driving collided Wednesday evening on Highway 21 near De Soto, the Missouri Highway Patrol said. According to the crash report, Patton?s 1994 Dodge Van was heading south when it crossed the center line, sideswiped a 2006 Chevrolet Malibu, and struck Bieser?s northbound 1990 Chevrolet 1500 head-on...
One Dead, Four Injured in Car Crash North of Troy, Missouri
Posted on June 18, 2008Mary Hatch, 73, of Louisiana, Missouri was killed and four others were injured Tuesday morning in a three-car accident on Highway 61 north of Troy. The investigating officer said the driver of the 2001 Oldsmobile Hatch was riding in swerved to avoid hitting a 2001 Ford Focus that was also traveling north on the highway...
Driver Cited with DWI After Serious Car Accident Near Kansas City
Posted on June 16, 2008Chensen Sauder, 28, was seriously injured early Saturday morning when her 2000 Pontiac was hit by a 1999 Cadillac, driven by Jacob Peterson, 19, on I-29 north of Kansas City. Peterson was cited for driving while intoxicated and a lane violation, according to the Highway Patrol...
Two Seriously Injured in Head On Collision Near Doniphan, Missouri
Posted on June 13, 2008Carla Mathis, 42, and Ronald May, 57, were seriously injured Thursday afternoon when their vehicles collided on U.S. Highway 160 west of Doniphan, Missouri, according to the highway patrol. The investigating officer said Mathis drove her 1999 Jeep across the center line and struck May?s 2007 Chevrolet head on...
SUV Crash Injures Three in St. Louis County
Posted on June 11, 2008Bradley J. Woods, 33, and his son Mason, 11, were injured when their 2001 Ford Expedition was rear ended by a 2004 Ford Explorer, driven by Lydia A. Jackson, 53, on Interstate 270 Tuesday afternoon, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol. The investigating officer said Jackson was driving her SUV northbound in ?an erratic manner? when it struck the rear of the Woods? Expedition...
MoDOT Worker Killed on Interstate 70 in Kansas City
Posted on June 11, 2008Michael York, 51, a long time Missouri Department of Transportation worker, was struck and killed by a tractor trailer around 9:30 a.m., officials said. York had worked for MoDOT for over 25 years, according to coworkers. A tractor trailer with Phoenix Truck Line logos left skid marks across multiple lanes of the I-70 and came to rest near the exit for Highway 71...
Judgment Reversed in Missouri Premises Liability Case
Posted on June 10, 2008The Missouri Court of Appeals reversed a ruling in favor of the Clay County Election Board that determined it had no responsibility for the injury of Evelyn Thomas, a Clay County resident. Thomas was injured when she slipped and fell on ice while trying to vote in a presidential primary...
Seven Injured by Head On Crash in Washington County
Posted on June 09, 2008Seven people were injured, including two children, in a three car accident that occurred around 8:45 a.m., Sunday on Missouri 47 near Richwoods, Missouri. Among the most seriously injured were Fredrick Schneider, 57, Joseph Singler, 78, and Brittany Strange, 25...
Three People Injured by Multi-Car Crash Near Festus Missouri
Posted on June 06, 2008Three Missouri drivers were injured, two seriously, when their cars collided on Southbound US-67, north of Meyer Road around 10:00 p.m., Thursday. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Joseph Nash, 33, was traveling north on US-67 in a 1994 Chevrolet Beretta when he entered into the passing lane of Southbound US-67 and had a front end collision with a 1998 Dodge Stratus being driven south by Mary Rodriguez, 45...
Side Impact Collision Kills Lockwood, Missouri Woman
Posted on June 05, 2008Sarah Harrison, 24, was killed Wednesday night when her car was hit from the side at an uncontrolled intersection just north of Lockwood. A 1991 Mercury driven by Charles Bough, 39, entered the intersection heading north and impacted the driver?s side of Harrison?s westbound 1996 Nissan...
Hit and Run Accident Claims Life of Illinois Man
Posted on June 04, 2008Clyde Barrell, 51, died Monday after being involved in a hit and run incident over the weekend. Barrell was riding his bicycle on East Elm Street around 1:44 a.m. on Saturday, May 31, when he was struck from behind by what witnesses described as a small, dark colored vehicle that continued without stopping...
Missouri Rear End Collision Kills Man In Ray County
Posted on June 03, 2008An 85 year-old Hardin, Missouri man, Beverly Myers, was killed in a rear-end collision on Monday, June 2. The accident occurred around 3 p.m. on Missouri 10 in Ray County, Missouri Highway Patrol said. According to Highway Patrol Trooper R. McCormick, Myers? vehicle was traveling east on Missouri 10 when it was struck from behind by Sara Fain, 36, who failed to notice Myers? slower moving car...
Missouri Helicopter Crash Sunday Evening at Lake of the Ozarks Kills Eureka Boy
Posted on May 26, 2008On May 25, 2008, a MD500E helicopter crashed around 7:20 p.m. in Sunrise Beach, Missouri within Camden County. The helicopter was landing at a lakeside residence after a short sightseeing tour around the Lake of the Ozarks, when it suddenly spun out of control and barrel rolled into the water...
New Missouri Bill Could Stifle Cross Examination of Child Witnesses
Posted on May 08, 2008Representative Bob Dixon from Springfield, Missouri has introduced new legislation that would entitle juvenile witnesses a so called "Bill of Rights" when testifying in Missouri courts. The proposed law would bar lawyers from raising their voices while questioning juveniles and allow children to carry a "comfort item" while on the stand...
Missouri Accident Law Firm- Serious Injuries Occur After an Unknown Vehicle Collides with Another Car
Posted on May 08, 2008On May 6, 2008 at approximately 2:00 a.m. the Missouri State Highway Patrol was called to the scene of a serious Missouri car accident at US 61, 2 miles North of La Grange, Missouri. Jessica Dunivin, 25 of Quincy, Illinois and her passenger, Bryson Dean, 22 of Canton, Missouri were traveling northbound on US 61 when an unknown driver traveling northbound crossed into the lane of Dunivin's vehicle striking and dragging it...
Missouri Car Wreck Law Firm: Three Seriously Injured and One Killed in Clay County Missouri Accident
Posted on April 30, 2008On April 18, 2008, three Missourians sustained serious personal injuries and one killed in a two car accident in Clay County, Missouri around 3:35 p.m.. According to the investigating officer, Cpl. E. Hurst, three seventeen year old teenagers, Andrew Asmus, Benjamin Gray and Cory Roush were traveling Southbound on Route JJ when the driver, Andrew Asmus, of Excelsior Springs, failed to stop to stop at the intersection of Missouri 210 and Route JJ...
Missouri Accident Attorney: Head-On Collision in Southern Missouri Results in Serious Personal Injuries
Posted on April 29, 2008On April 25, 2008, an Arkansas man sustained serious injuries in a head-on collision at Missouri 13 approximately one mile South of Lampe in Stone County, Missouri. According to Corporal Green of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Ashlei Blanchette, 16, of Shell Knob, Missouri was driving her 1999 Chevrolet Malibu Southbound when she crossed the center line colliding head on with a Northbound 1990 Ford Ranger operated by Jimmy Bennett, 48, of Diamond City, Arkansas...
Personal Injury Lawyer: Teenager Causes Serious Car Accident
Posted on April 25, 2008Early in the morning on April 21, 2008, seventeen year old Kaitlin Hammerschmidt of Gerald, Missouri was driving on US 50 West of the Gasconade/Franklin County line when her 1998 Ford Mustang crossed the center line and collided with the driver's side of a 2001 Chevrolet S-10 driven by Laurence Mentz, 64, of Owensville, Missouri...
Three Sustain Injuries in Car Wreck Christian County, Missouri
Posted on April 24, 2008On April 24, 2008, three people sustained serious personal injuries in a two car accident in Christian County, Missouri around 10:15 a.m. on US 65, just four miles South of Ozark, Missouri. According to the investigating officer, William Harp, 82, of Nixa, Missouri was driving a 2001 Chevrolet S-10 when he attempted to cross US 65 from Route A...
Missouri Personal Injury Attorney- Car Accident in Ripley County, Injuries Reported
Posted on April 23, 2008On April 23, 2008 at approximately 12:50 p.m., the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a three vehicle car accident on US 160, just east of Doniphan, Missouri. Harry Friske 73, of Oxly, Missouri was driving eastbound when he rear-ended a 2000 Buick operated by Steven Bohannan 51, of Doniphan, Missouri...
Missouri Trucking Accident Law Firm- Concrete Truck Seriously Injures One Camden County Man and Kills Two
Posted on April 22, 2008On Monday, April 21, 2008, the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a Missouri truck accident involving a Mack Concrete pumping truck on Eastbound highway 54 at Lake Road 54-85. According to the investigating officer, Eric Branch, 31 of Eldon, Missouri, was driving the concrete truck when he made a left turn into the path of a 1992 Chevrolet S10 Pickup driven by twenty-three year old Kevin Huckabee...
Missouri Wrongful Death Law Firm: Two St. Francois County People Killed in Collision, Reckless Driving to Blame
Posted on April 21, 2008A Missouri car accident resulted in the wrongful death of a Missouri man and woman on the afternoon of April 20, 2008. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a fatality incident on Route 32 at Davis Crossing Road in St. Francois County. The investigating officer indicated Carl Womack, 75 and his passenger Evelyn Womack, 79, both of Ironton, Missouri were traveling in a 2001 GMC Sierra, heading eastbound on Route 32 when he attempted to pass multiple vehicles...
Missouri Truck Accident Lawyer: Serious Personal Injury After Collision with Freightliner Truck in Lafayette County
Posted on April 16, 2008On Tuesday, April 15, 2008, the Highway Patrol reported a serious Missouri truck accident involving a Freightliner semi on Route F. According to the investigating trooper, Sarah Yager, 18, of Higginsville, Missouri was driving a 1993 Oldsmobile Southbound on Route F...
Missouri Personal Injury Lawyer - Jefferson County Teens Injured in One Car Accident
Posted on April 15, 2008On April 14, 2008, four Missouri teens sustained personal injury in a one car accident in Jefferson County around 8:26 p.m. on Route E. According to the investigating officer, Nicholas Parrott, 18, of Park Hills, Missouri was driving his 1995 Dodge Neon Northbound on Route E when he crossed the center line and started to drive on the wrong side of the road...
Missouri Trucking Attorney- Freightliner Fails to Yield Resulting in Serious Injuries
Posted on April 10, 2008On Wednesday April 9, 2008 the Missouri State Highway Patrol reported a serious Missouri truck accident involving a Freightliner semi at the intersection of US 50 at Missouri highway 131. According to the investigating officer who worked this Missouri truck accident, Mitchell Holder, 44 of Odessa, Missouri was driving a 2007 Freightliner when he failed to yield at a crossover and pulled into the path of a 1998 Chevrolet driven by Robert Schlender, 49 of Sedalia, Missouri...
St. Louis Injury Lawyer: Three Vehicle Crash Injures Three Drivers in Shelby County
Posted on April 03, 2008On April 1, 2008 at approximately 11:50 a.m., the Missouri Highway Patrol reported a three vehicle accident on U.S. 36 in Shelby County, Missouri. Janet Leitterman, 56, of Festus, Missouri was driving a 2002 Toyota Camry eastbound when she crossed the center line and hit the left rear of a westbound 1996 International truck driven by Stephen Balestri, 30, of Riverton, Illinois...
Missouri Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Law Firm: Grundy County Accident Claims One Life and Injuries Others
Posted on March 31, 2008In Missouri, when someone is killed as a result of some one's negligence, the family of that person has what is called a wrongful death claim against the negligent driver. Naturally, Missouri and every other state think it is unfair for someone to escape responsibility for their negligence...
St. Louis Wrongful Death Attorneys: Wrong Way Driver Kills Man
Posted on March 28, 2008A wrong way driver is responsible for a crash that took the life of a Desloge, Missouri man on March 27, 2008. Nicholas Layton, 29, of Desloge, Missouri, was driving his 2007 Kia Spectra Northbound in the Southbound lanes of US 67 while Michael Whittaker, 45 of Irondale, Missouri, was driving his 1990 Chevrolet Caprice Southbound on US 67...
Missouri Injury Lawyers: Cross-Over Car Accident Involving Unidentified Vehicle Leaves Missouri Man Seriously Injured
Posted on March 26, 2008Tracey Gutierrez, 41 of Warrenton, Missouri was driving her car on Highway D near Highway T in Warren County, Missouri at approximately 10:00 p.m. on March 25, 2008 when an unknown vehicle crossed the center line and hit his 2001 Ford Taurus. The driver of the car still remains unknown...
St. Louis Personal Injury Attorney: St. Charles Man Injured in Car Crash
Posted on March 24, 2008Our personal injury lawyers routinely report on recent automobile accidents that occur throughout Missouri and Illinois. We recently learned of another auto crash that occurred in Crawford County, Missouri on March 23, 2008. According to the Crawford County police, St...
Missouri Personal Injury Lawyer: Car Hits Motorcycle, Serious Injury Reported
Posted on March 21, 2008Our Missouri personal injury lawyer blog routinely reports on statewide car, truck and motorcycle accidents in an effort to bring awareness to how accidents happen and the factors that contribute in causing them. In addition, our Missouri lawyers provide commentary from a legal perspective in an effort to help people become aware of the legal issues involved in these types of cases...
Missouri Personal Injury Attorneys: Three Missouri Teens Suffer Serious Injuries After One Car Crash
Posted on March 20, 2008Missouri car accidents and teen drivers seem to go hand in hand. Recent data from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety recently published date that suggests that mile for mile, teens are involved in wrecks four times as often as older drivers. At approximately 8:56 p...
Missouri Injury Law Firm - Driving Too Fast for Weather Conditions Results in Injury to Several Minors
Posted on March 19, 2008On March 18, 2008 Jake Vogel, 18 of Catawissa, Missouri and his 18 year old passenger, Charles Nine of Pacific, Missouri, were driving a 2002 Mitsubishi Eclipse while traveling Southbound on Route F. At the same time, Brittany Morgan, 16, of Pacific, Missouri was driving a 1992 Honda Accord Northbound on Route F, when according to investigators, Vogel was driving too fast for weather conditions and crossed the solid yellow line, traveled into the Northbound lane, and struck the front of Morgan's vehicle...
Missouri Truck Accident Attorney: Tractor Trailer and Dump Truck Crash Ends in Fatality
Posted on March 18, 2008The Missouri Highway Patrol reported March 18, 2008 marked the 25th fatality within Missouri's Trood D this year. The newest victim was identified as Joshua Slatten, 21 of Springfield, Missouri. Investigators reported Mr. Slatten, 21, was driving a 2004 Ford F550 MODOT Dump Truck Northbound on US 65, near Springfield, Missouri when his vehicle collided with a 2007 Kenworth Tractor Trailer driven by Robert Christian, 32 of Desoto, Missouri...
Missouri Motorcycle Accident Lawyer : Off-Road Accident Kills Motorcyclist
Posted on March 17, 2008Stephen Buckman, 19 of Desloge, Missouri was killed in a serious motorcycle accident while on an off-road trail in the St. Joe State Park in St. Francois County, Missouri on Sunday at approximately 3:55 p.m. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported Buckman was struck head-on by an all-terrain vehicle driven by Dalton Smith, 12 of Cedar Hill...
Missouri Accident Law Firm- Downtown Kansas City Police Chase Leads to Death and Injuries
Posted on March 13, 2008At approximately 1:15 a.m., Sargent Bill Mahoney with Kansas City, Missouri police department saw a Mazda 626 tailgating another vehicle in an aggressive manner in the southbound lanes of U.S. 71. Police proceeded to stop the Mazda on the ramp to 22nd Street, but when the officer stopped the Mazda, it sped off at a high rate of speed, leaving the officer no choice but to stop the pursuit as the Mazda was travelling too fast...
Missouri Accident Attorneys: Rear End Car Wreck Sends Two to Hospital
Posted on March 11, 2008An afternoon Missouri car accident on March 9, 2008 near the intersection of Highway 61 and Harris Road resulted in personal injuries to two drivers. Missouri State Highway Patrol Trooper According to Trooper Gibson, Ruth Bledsoe, 44 of Moscow Mills, Missouri and her passenger, Roger Povich, 37 of Elsberry, Missouri were traveling north on US 61 when their vehicle hit a 2005 Dodge Dakota driven by David Carlyle, 66 of Elsberry, Missouri...
Missouri Injury Lawyer Blog: Missouri Personal Injury and Wrongful Death Statistics Down; Highway Cable Guards Credited
Posted on March 11, 2008The Missouri Department of Transportation is "tooting their own horn" so to speak. The good news? Missouri wrongful deaths from cars and trucks that cross the median are down. In 2006, MODOT reported 55 deaths in crossover accidents. In 2007, the year after approximately 500 miles of cross guards were installed, the number of deaths was only 2...
Missouri Uninsured Motorist Insurance Lawyer: Unknown Vehicle Changes Lanes, Causes Wreck and Leaves the Scene
Posted on March 06, 2008On February 25, 2008 at approximately 10:50 am Missouri State Highway Patrol was called to the scene of a Two car accident which occurred on Northbound I-29 in Platte County, Missouri. On February 25, 2008 at 10:50am, Linda Wood, 53 and her passenger Joann Wood, 78 both of St...
Missouri School Bus Injury Lawyer: St. Louis School Bus Driver Fired After Leaving 4-year-old in Bus
Posted on March 05, 2008While our Missouri personal injury law firm typically restricts this blog to cases involving serious personal injury or death, this is a story that could have turned tragic. Luckily, no injuries were reported. A St. Louis school bus driver has been fired after the district said she violated school policy in failing to check her bus after dropping off students...
St. Louis Accident Attorneys: Driver Looses Control of Vehicle, Accident Results in Death
Posted on March 04, 2008A Missouri car accident has claimed the life of a Montgomery City, Missouri man. At approximately 5:42 a.m. on Monday, March 3, 2008, Missouri State Highway Patrol officers were called to the scene of a serious three car collision involving Patrick Meyer, 19 years old of Hermann, Missouri, Carl King, 50 years old of St...
Missouri Accident Lawyer: Drunk Driver Seriously Injures Two
Posted on March 03, 2008Around 9:00 p.m. on February 5, 2008, eighteen year old Trista Elmore was driving on State Route AA in Jackson County, Missouri when thirty-three year old David Main, who was driving on the wrong side of the highway, struck Trista?s vehicle head-on. Both Trista and her passenger, fourteen year old Darius, were transported by ambulance to Children?s Mercy Hospital with serious personal injuries...
St. Louis School Bus Involved in Crash, Only Minor Injuries Reported
Posted on March 03, 2008A St. Louis Missouri school bus was involved in an accident this morning around 7:30am at the intersection of South Kingshighway and Mcree Avenue. The children were all students at Gateway High School. A school official indicated four of the children were transported to Cardinal Glennon Children's hospital and the other four were taken to St...
Missouri Wrongful Death Attorneys: Driver Under the Influence of Drugs and Alcohol Kills University of Missouri-Columbia Agriculture Professor
Posted on February 29, 2008The Bradley Law Firm, LLC, a Missouri personal injury law firm, based in St. Louis has learned of another serious car accident, that resulted in the death of a respected University of Missouri professor. On Friday, February 22, 2008, 33 year old William C...
Missouri Personal Injury Attorneys: Teens Suffer Personal Injury in One Car Accident
Posted on February 28, 2008At approximately 9:50 p.m. on February 14, 2008, three teens were involved in a one car accident on Southbound US 61 at the Business 54 overpass in Pike County, Missouri. Heather D. Larenson, 16 was traveling Southbound on US 61 with passengers Morgan E...
Missouri Truck Accident Attorney: Driver Lost Control of Vehicle Resulting in Injuries, Fatality After Oncoming Tractor Trailer Strikes Ejected Driver
Posted on February 27, 2008A St. Louis car - truck accident has claimed one life early this morning. The Bradley Law Firm has learned Amy L. Argent, 27 of Granite City, Illinois and her passenger, John R. Beans, 26 of Saint Louis, Missouri were traveling eastbound on Highway 270 at approximately 3:45 a...
Florissant Missouri Personal Injury Law Firm: Teenage Driver Fails to Negotiate Turn, Wrongful Death and Critical Injury
Posted on February 26, 2008On Sunday, February 24, 2008, at approximately 2am, police officers were called to the scene of a fatal Missouri car accident at the 1000 block of Loekes Drive in Florissant, Missouri. According to Florissant, Missouri police, William Karabus, 18-year-old Trevyn Simpson and three other unidentified passengers were traveling at a high rate of speed in a 2005 Nissan...
Missouri Accident Lawyer: Drunk Driving Results in Personal Injury to Minors, Adult
Posted on February 25, 2008On February 24, 2008, at 2:30 a.m., rescue crews were called to a very serious Missouri car accident at Route J, approximately half of a mile South of Route A, near Monroe City, Missouri. Two minors and one adult were involved in the wreck. According to Corporal Bartels of the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a vehicle driven by Nathan D...
Missouri Car Accident Law Firm: Three Missouri Women Fatally Wounded in Car Accident, Unidentified Car Caused Crash; Missouri Uninsured Motorist Claims Likely
Posted on February 25, 2008Three Missouri women passed away Sunday afternoon after an unidentified vehicle caused a one car accident. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported the driver lost control of the vehicle in order to avoid an imminent car wreck on highway 71, when a vehicle crossed the center lane and forced them off the roadway, where the car struck a tree...
St. Louis Car Accident Lawyer: Weather to Blame for Wrecks, Damage Throughout Missouri
Posted on February 23, 2008St. Louis, Missouri has seen a dramatic increase in the number of car wrecks in the last few weeks. Local auto collision shops have reported a two fold increase in business. While most of the damage is from collisions, some if it is from branches and tree limbs falling on cars...
St. Louis Trucking Attorney-Tractor Trailer Overturns in St. Louis Spilling Grain
Posted on February 21, 2008At approximately 6:30 a.m. on February 19, 2008, crews were called to a Missouri tractor trailer accident on Northbound I-55 at the intersection of I-70 near the Poplar Street Bridge in St. Louis, Missouri. According to the officers who investigated this St...
St. Louis Car Accident Lawyer Blog: Sleepy Driver Crashes into St. Louis Missouri School Bus
Posted on February 20, 2008At approximately 7:30 a.m. at the intersection of North 19th Street and Washington Avenue in St. Louis, Missouri, six children and two adults were taken to area hospitals for observation after a car accident that involved a school bus. Authorities say this St...
Clark County Missouri Wrongful Death Accident: Laten Bradley, 9 years old Injured; his Grandmother and Another Driver are Killed in a Two-Vehicle Car Accident
Posted on February 19, 2008On February 8, 2008, nine year old Laten Bradley was riding as passenger in a 1994 Dodge Shadow, driven by his grandmother, Kimberly Cecil, 49 of Keokuk, Iowa when their vehicle was hit by Albert Bosshart, 50, of Kirksville, Missouri. This Missouri car accident happened on US 136 approximately half a mile west of Alexandria, Missouri at approximately 6:15pm...
Illinois Train Accident Lawyer: Fog Blamed for Illinois Train Accident Near St. Louis
Posted on February 04, 2008Authorities say fog contributed to cause an early morning Illinois train crash in Worden, Illinois, a city near Edwardsville, Illinois, at approximately 8:20am. Bill Dittmar, a Worden County, Illinois fire fighter was quoted as saying "It's really foggy here" and that "I'm sure that contributed to the crash...
Belleville Illinois Lawyer Seeks Indictment of Illinois Trooper Matt Mitchell in the Uhl Case
Posted on February 03, 2008Belleville, Illinois lawyer Robert Haida, the St. Clair County State's Attorney, is about to seek an indictment of Trooper Matt Mitchell in connection with the wrongful death of Kelli and Jessica Uhl, a most horrible Illinois car accident we have reported on more than one occasion on this blog...
St. Louis Car Crash Attorney: Saint Louis Car Wreck Kills Three, Injured One After Vehicle Flees From Police
Posted on January 30, 2008In St. Louis, Missouri today, three people were killed and one sustained severe personal injury when a stolen Pontiac Grand Am attempted to elude police and crashed into another car and a Metro bus. The St. Louis car accident occurred at the intersection of Clayton and Tamm Avenue around 4pm...
Cass County Missouri Lawyer: Personal Injury from Car Accident Sends Two to the Hospital: Uninsured Motorist Caused Missouri Car Accident
Posted on January 29, 2008Two young adults in Cass County, Missouri sustained personal injury after a car accident on Missouri Highway 7 today. Destini R. Ash, 20 of Pleasant Hill, Missouri lost control of her vehicle after driving on snow, which caused her to cross over the center line of the roadway, crashing into Zachary Anders, 23, of Pleasant Hill, MO...
Warren County Missouri Car Accident Lawyer: Missouri Injury Law Firm: Car Accident Near Warrenton Causes Serious Injuries to Father and Son
Posted on January 28, 2008Richard Baker of Warrenton, Missouri and his son, Rikki, were injured Saturday in a two vehicle Missouri car accident on the south I-70 service road. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, a 2007 Freightliner tractor operated by James Byers from Davis, Oklahoma failed to yield to Mr...
Missouri Law Firm Car Accident Lawyer: St. Louis Man Steals Car, Crashes in Dunklin County, Missouri Seriously Injuring a Teenager; Missouri Uninsured Motorist Claim Likely
Posted on January 21, 2008In an effort to bring public awareness of Missouri car accidents, our law firm and lawyers regularly post information about car and truck crashes throughout the State. While most of these Missouri car wrecks are caused by negligence, some, like the one we report here, are caused by deliberate actions...
Saint Louis Car Crash Lawyer: Rob Ramage, Former Hockey Player, Gets Four Years by Ontario Judge for Deadly Car Crash
Posted on January 17, 2008An Ontario Canada judge sentenced former St. Louis blue Rob Ramage today for the car crash that killed Chicago Blackhawk Keith Magnuson in 2003. Justice Alexander Sosna sentenced him to four years in prison and suspended his right to drive for five years, despite the Magnuson family's plea to the judge not to do so...
Missouri Motorcycle Accident Lawyer: St. Louis Motorcycle Accident Kills Man
Posted on January 15, 2008A St. Louis motorcycle accident resulted in the death of an unidentified man today. According to the police, a rider was operating his bike on the 900 block of Lemay Ferry Road. St. Louis county police indicated the rider lost control of his motorcycle...
Missouri's New Law Takes Tax Refunds Away From Working Missourians
Posted on January 08, 2008On the heels of Missouri's Governor Matt Blunt slashing the state's Medicaid rolls for approximately 125,000 Missourians, the Missouri republican legislature and Mr. Blunt have sunk a dagger even deeper into the heart of hard working Missourians. If you owe money to a hospital or health care provider and were counting on receiving a tax refund this year, don't count on it...
Missouri Personal Injuy Lawyer: Springfield, Missouri Car Accident Kills Four Teenagers: Missouri Wrongful Death Claim: Missouri House Bill 609
Posted on January 07, 2008A Springfield, Missouri car accident last Saturday resulted in the death of four young men. At 4:28pm, a 2006 Mitsubishi Galant, driven by 18 year old James Gangwes, of Springfield, Missouri veered off highway 132 approximately four miles east of Springfield, Missouri in Greene County...
Missouri Car Accident Lawyer Blog: St. Louis Woman Dies in One Vehicle Crash on New Years Day
Posted on January 02, 2008Amanda Wright was killed in a one vehicle car accident during the early morning hours of New Years' Day. According to police, Ms. Wright was riding as a passenger in a vehicle operated by an unidentified 28 year old man. Initial investigation revealed the car hit a curb on Loughborough Drive, hit a tree and overturned...
Audrain County Missouri Car Accident Injures Motorists
Posted on December 31, 2007Austin Block, 18 of New Haven, Missouri sustained moderate personal injuries in a car accident yesterday when his vehicle was hit by a 1999 Mercury, operated by Charles Boswell of Mexico, Missouri. After Mr. Block's vehicle was hit, it was forced into another vehicle, operated by Kathryn Peterson, of Hannibal, Missouri...
Judge Tosses Lawsuit to Keep Highway 64 Open in St. Louis
Posted on December 27, 2007Federal Judge Stephen Limbaugh has dismissed the lawsuit filed by Bill Haas to prevent the closure of Highway 64 in St. Louis, Missouri. Mr. Haas lawsuit alleged the Missouri Department of Transportation was in violation of federal law when it allegedly failed to investigate alternative ways to facilitate the construction without shutting down the entire highway...
Illinois Airplane Crash and Accident Lawyer: Airplane Crash in Springfield, Illinois Kills 3 Men
Posted on December 20, 2007A V-tailed Bonanza passenger airplane crashed near Springfield, Illinois in Sangamon County today. The four seat aircraft was attempting to land at Abraham Lincoln Capital Airport, when it crashed approximately a hundred yards from the Farmingdale Road and Highway 54 intersection...
Jefferson County Personal Injury Lawyer: Car Accident in Jefferson County Injures Two
Posted on December 18, 2007Deborah K. Schumacher, 53 of Robertsville, Missouri and Brian Irwin, 27 of Desoto, Missouri were both injured today in a Missouri car accident on Highway V approximately half a mile south of Mount Olive Road. According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Mr...
St. Louis Missouri Personal Injury Lawyer: Man Causes Fatal Car Accident on I-70 and Flees Police; Mother and Daughter Die When Tractor Trailer Hits their Minivan
Posted on December 14, 2007As a Missouri personal injury lawyer that deals with car accidents and wrongful deaths as a result of those car wrecks, it is always frustrating dealing with people who cause accidents, then flee the scene. This is especially true when that person wrongfully kills an innocent motorist...
School Bus Crashes into a 73 Year Old St. Louis Missouri Man
Posted on December 13, 2007Seventy-three year old Herbert Edwards, from St. Louis, Missouri, was killed Wednesday in a car accident when a school bus hit the Nissan he was operating broadside near the intersection of Cass and Jefferson Avenue. None of the children nor the bus driver suffered personal injury, but were taken to local hospitals to be checked out...
Jennifer Walker and Family Injured in Dump Truck Accident In Cole County, Missouri; Injury Lawyer Comments on Car Accident
Posted on December 12, 2007Jennifer Walker and four other family members from Eldon, Missouri suffered personal injury in a Missouri truck accident in Cole County, Missouri today when a 1978 International dump truck operated by 72 year old Jerome Kampeter of Jefferson City, Missouri pulled out in front of Ms...
Kenneth Snyder Sustains Personal Injury In Car Wreck on I-70 Near Earth City Expressway in St. Louis County; St. Louis Missouri Personal Injury Law Firm Gives Free Legal Advice to Car Accident Victims
Posted on December 11, 2007Kenneth Snyder, 31 of St. Charles, Missouri was injured in a car accident on I-70 when a pickup driven by Shareko Howard, of Wentzville, Missouri hit Mr. Snyder's vehicle from behind on December 4, 2007. Mr. Snyder's car was slammed into the rear of a tractor trailer driven by Danny Persons of House Springs, Missouri...
MODOT Worker Killed in Tragic Accident
Posted on December 08, 2007Jeffrey McBride, a 37 year old MODOT employee from Arcadia, Missouri was tragically killed Friday in a freak accident involving a piece of machinery. According to witnesses, Mr. McBride's clothing got caught in the drive shaft of a salt spreading machine that was affixed to a MODOT dump truck...
Tractor Trailer Accident On St. Louis Poplar Bridge Sends Two to Hospital
Posted on December 07, 2007Alexandra Douglas and her passenger Denisha Davis, were in a tractor trailer accident on the on December 5, 2007. This St. Louis tractor trailer crash happened between Missouri and Illinois on the Poplar Street Bridge. As a St. Louis Missouri personal injury lawyer, since the St...
Taney County Missouri Car Accident Injures Pedestrian; Missouri Car Accident Personal Injury Lawyer Gives Advice on how to Reduce Risk of Further Personal Injury After Car Accident
Posted on December 05, 2007Beverly McMasters, 52, of Marshfield, Missouri was involved in a minor Missouri car accident on December 3, 2007 on Highway 160 approximately half a mile west of Walnut Shade Road. After Ms. McMasters got out of her vehicle, Jack Ford of Springfield, Missouri stopped and sat inside his car patiently waiting for Ms...
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