Personal Injury Law

Clark County Missouri Wrongful Death Accident: Laten Bradley, 9 years old Injured; his Grandmother and Another Driver are Killed in a Two-Vehicle Car Accident

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

On February 8, 2008, nine year old Laten Bradley was riding as passenger in a 1994 Dodge Shadow, driven by his grandmother, Kimberly Cecil, 49 of Keokuk, Iowa when their vehicle was hit by Albert Bosshart, 50, of Kirksville, Missouri. This Missouri car accident happened on US 136 approximately half a mile west of Alexandria, Missouri at approximately 6:15pm.

According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, Mr. Bosshart was traveling westbound on US 136 when he crossed the center line and struck the Dodge Shadow head on. Ms. Cecil was pronounced dead at the scene by the Clark County coroner, Edwin Wilson. Laten was transported by Lee County Iowa ambulance to a Keokuk hospital and was then transferred to Iowa City hospital, where he is listed with very serious personal injuries.

The driver that crossed the center line was also pronounced dead at Memorial Medical Center Hospital in Springfield, Illinois shortly after this most horrible car wreck.

The investigating officer noted neither Ms. Cecil nor Laten were wearing their seat belts at the time of this Missouri car crash, but that Mr. Bosshart was.

It is unknown what may have caused Mr. Bosshart's vehicle to cross the center line of this highway. The Missouri Highway Patrol will conduct a full invstigation and reconstruct the accident. Any time there is a wrongful death involved in a vehicle related accident, Missouri mandates a full reconstruction be performed. At that time, more information regarding vehicle speed and other factors will be learned to further shed light on this tragedy.

As more information becomes available, we will update the blog.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on February 19, 2008 (boomark / email).