Comments (0) It’s important that ,if you’re ever in an accident, to speak with any witnesses who were at the scene. This is not exclusive to car accidents. You should get all the witness information you can whether you are in a car accident, pedestrian accident, are bitten by a dog, etc. It is also important to know different types of evidence gathering methods to make sure you have an… Continue reading
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants you to know this special warning on the safety of 15 passenger vans:
Anyone operating or caring for a 15 passenger van must make sure that the tires are properly inflated and any other needed maintenance has been taken care of before it is driven. They should also take special care not to overload it, avoid distractions while driving
There is no doubt that texting while driving has become quite a problem. It falls into the larger category of distracted driving, which is one of the leading causes of accidents in the United States. In fact, it causes approximately 6,000 car crash deaths every year and half a million injuries.
The scary part about a text message is that you must look away from the road to… Continue reading
Fatal car accident statistics tend to repeat themselves for each Independence Day weekend. Fourth of July has consistently had the highest number of car crash deaths for the entire year…every year. The most recent statistics available, from 2008, show that almost 500 people died in car accidents during that Fourth of July weekend. What is even more frightening is that according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)… Continue reading
Yesterday’s rainstorm may have been short lived, but it clearly caused damage. Hirenkumar and Bhavinkumar Patel were driving down I-255 on Sunday, June 13th, when they slid off the road and hit a guardrail. The driver, Hirenkumar Patel, was killed at the scene. Bhavinkumar Patel was not injured.
My thoughts are with the Patel family during this terrible time. Bad weather not only decreases visibility, but decreases… Continue reading
A head-on collision that occurred on in Lincoln County on Sunday afternoon has now claimed the lives of two people. James Farrar was driving with his brother in the passenger seat, 14 year old Joshua Farrar, when his car sped out of control, crossed the center line, and struck a truck in the oncoming lane driven by 58 year old Roger Bolle. James was ejected through the windshield and… Continue reading
It’s no surprise that driving distracted can get you into trouble. Cell phones, iPods, rowdy passengers, and screaming babies have all been seen as culprits in crashes caused by a distracted driver. Today, however, a Minnesota man hit a utility pole after a somewhat unusual distraction. 18 year old Michael Allen Butler told police that he lost control of the vehicle….wait for it…after his dog started vomiting on him. Continue reading
39 year old Shawn Baker was killed after rounding a curve on Highway N near Mine Road in Cuba, Missouri. As he was taking the curve, his 1982 Toyota Celica veered off the road and overturned partially ejecting Baker. Baker was pronounced dead at the scene of the accident.
I wish the Baker family strength as they endure the loss of their loved one. His death is a… Continue reading
19 year old Sarah Goldstein was killed after the car that she was a passenger in overturned. The driver, 24 year old Mathew Locke of Moscow Mills, didn’t manage a turn on Meier Road near Old Monroe. Though neither was wearing their seat belt, Locke came away un-injured. Sarah Goldstein was pronounced dead at the scene. Locke was arrested by the Missouri highway patrol on suspicion of drunk driving… Continue reading
A serious crash on Highway 44 near Lewis Road left one man dead and another seriously injured yesterday afternoon. 18 year old Merrill J. Woods, a passenger, was killed when the vehicle he was riding in struck a tree after going off the highway. Matthew D. Haley, who was driving the truck, suffered serious injury. According to early reports, neither Matthew Haley nor Merrill Woods had been wearing a seatbelt. There were no other cars involved in the accident. Continue reading
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