Personal Injury Law

Three vehicle crash injures five

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Five people were injured, three seriously, in a Missouri car accident involving three separate vehicles in St. Genevieve County.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred on Route F just after 1:00 p.m. on Sunday. Two vehicles, a 2004 Chevrolet Cavalier and a 2006 Chevrolet Silverado, were traveling westbound while a third vehicle, a 2006 Ford F150, was heading eastbound. The Cavalier, driven by Michael Kerrigan, 31, crossed the center line of the roadway and struck the F150 pickup nearly head-on. After the initial collision, the pickup continued down the roadway where it also crossed the center line to slam head-on into the Silverado.

Three people were seriously injured in this St. Louis area car crash: Karri Donze, 34, and Shawn Merritt, 34, who were riding in the Silverado and Larry Mahaney, 30, who was driving the F150. Two others sustained less serious injuries.

The cause of the crash is still unknown. The initial report doesn't indicate what could have caused Kerrigan to lose control of his vehicle and cross the center line.

Our thoughts are with those injured in this accident and hopefully all will make a full recovery.

Car accidents can quickly become complicated from a legal point of view, especially when multiple collisions are involved. Anybody injured on the roadway should consider contacting a St. Louis personal injury attorney to discuss their legal rights and make sure they give themselves the best chance to make a recovery.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on July 05, 2010 (boomark / email).