Personal Injury Law

Five killed in St. Francois County, Missouri crash

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Five people were killed late Saturday night in a two-car accident on Route OO near Farmington, Missouri.

Walter Barker, 57, and his wife Bessie Barker, 59, along with Norma Holloway, 60, were riding in one car. The other car contained Yvonne Fulton, 46, and her husband Gregory Fulton, 48.

Yvonne Fulton was flown to St. John?s Mercy in Creve Coeur where she was pronounced dead. Gregory Fulton was pronounced dead at Mineral Area Hospital. All others were pronounced dead at the scene.

The investigation into this fatal Missouri car crash is still underway, but the initial crash report filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol indicates that Walter Barker, who was driving a 2004 Pontiac GTO, crossed the center line of the roadway as he drove northbound. Yvonne Fulton was driving a 1999 Cadillac Deville southbound and was unable to avoid the fatal head-on collision.

Walter Barker and Norma Holloway were the only passengers not wearing a seatbelt.

The St. Louis Post Dispatch report on the crash says that investigators do not believe that alcohol played a role in the crash. That being the case, they still do not know what may have caused Barker to cross the center line. If further investigation reveals negligence on the part of either driver, a Missouri personal injury attorney could be contacted by the family to file a wrongful death suit and recover damages to pay for funeral and other expenses.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on August 02, 2009 (boomark / email).