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Personal Injury Law

Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog

Information about Illinois and Missouri Injury Law as well as up-to-date news from the legal sector.
By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

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Last Entry: March 31, 2011 at 01:55:49

Missouri woman killed in head-on collision

Posted on May 08, 2009
Margaret 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, 2009
Four 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, 2009
Mandy 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, 2009
The 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...

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Fatal Missouri crash still being investigated

Posted on May 01, 2009
A 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, 2009
Columbia 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, 2009
Kendra 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, 2009
Four 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, 2009
A 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, 2009
Nermina 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, 2009
Photo 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, 2009
The 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, 2009
Morgan 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, 2009
Photo 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, 2009
Photo 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, 2009
Two 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, 2009
Sandra 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, 2009
A 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, 2009
Randy 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, 2009
John 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, 2009
Ann 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, 2009
Three 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, 2009
Many 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, 2009
Four 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, 2009
Two 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, 2009
A 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, 2009
Heather 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, 2009
After 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, 2009
On 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, 2009
Gerald 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...

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