Personal Injury Law

Eastern Missouri pedestrian hospitalized after being hit on side of road

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

David 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. The second vehicle, a 2005 Ford, was then pushed into Merchant.

The report says that the 2005 Ford was stopped to assist Merchant, but does not list a driver?s name or what type of assistance they were attempting to provide.

Merchant was flown to St. Francis Hospital in Cape Girardeau for treatment. A passenger in Smith?s vehicle, Zenita Smith, 45, was also injured in this Missouri car accident and taken to St. Francis Hospital for treatment.

A Missouri personal injury lawyer will need to examine this case to determine the proper course of action for those injured. Details such as how the 2005 Ford was parked in the roadway will need to be examined to get a better idea of how this crash occurred and who is responsible.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on November 28, 2008 (boomark / email).