Personal Injury Law

Two accidents send five Missourians to the hospital

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Two separate Missouri car accident cases were responsible for hospitalizing five people yesterday, one of them being a 9-year-old child.

The first accident occurred just before 10 a.m. in Washington County. According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Cerrisa Vick, 44, had stopped her 1999 Chevrolet Blazer on Missouri Highway 8 to make a left turn. A 1998 Ford Windstar, driven by John Cain, 72, was following behind and struck Vick's car from behind.

Both Vick and Cain were taken by ambulance to area hospitals for treatment.

Just south of the Washington County crash, another two-car accident injury case occurred. This crash happened around 4:00 p.m. on Mound Ridge Road, just a couple miles from Missouri Highway 8. Steven Kuntz, 52, was traveling northbound in a 2007 Chrysler Sebring with his family. A 1995 Ford Mustang, driven by Michael Slawson, 21, came around a corner on the wrong side of the roadway in front of Kuntz's car. The two vehicles collided nearly head-on.

Steven Kuntz and the two others in the car, Caren Kuntz, 52, and Venita Kuntz, 9, were all taken by ambulance to Missouri Baptist Hospital for treatment.

While the initial crash reports on these and other crashes often have basic details, more investigation is often needed. In many cases it is also beneficial for those injured to contact a Missouri personal injury lawyer for a free consultation and advice on preserving their rights as an accident victim.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on May 25, 2010 (boomark / email).