Personal Injury Law

Personal Injury Lawyer: Teenager Causes Serious Car Accident

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Early 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.

After the impact, Hammerschmidt's vehicle traveled off the South side of the road and struck a pole and gate. Mentz's vehicle overturned, ejecting him and then coming to rest on its top.
Mentz was flown to St. John's Hospital by Arch helicopter and was treated for serious personal injuries. Hammerschmidt was not reported to have sustained any personal injury. Both vehicles were removed from the crash scene by Triple L Towing.

Ms. Hammerschmidt's insurance company is American Standard. The amount of liability coverage that will apply in this case is unknown. Whenever someone is injured by another's negligence, the liability coverage of the at-fault driver is supposed to pay for that person's medical bills, lost wages, pain and suffering and any resulting disability.

The Bradley Law Firm, a Missouri personal injury law firm, with over thirty years of personal injury experience, helps those injured in Missouri car accidents by meeting with them for free, regardless of whether that person employs their services. If you have been involved in a Missouri car accident and need to ask an experienced personal injury lawyer a question, feel free to contact us.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on April 25, 2008 (boomark / email).