Personal Injury Law

Missouri crash injures two small children

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Andrew Crowe, 3, and Dylan Crowe, 7, were injured in a Missouri car accident on County Road 355 in Thayer, Missouri.

The children were riding with Elaine Crowe, 26, who was driving a 2006 Mitsubishi Endeavor southbound when the accident happened. A second vehicle, a 1995 Chevy Monte Carlo driven by Cheryl Stutts, 27, pulled out in the path of Crowe's car. She was unable to stop and slammed into the side of Stutts' car.

Both children were injured and received treatment at local hospitals. Andrew's injuries were the most severe and he was airlifted to the hospital with life-threatening injury. Neither of the the drivers were listed as injured on the crash report.

While the initial crash report seems to indicate that Stutts pulled out in front of Crowe suddenly, which caused the accident, more investigation is needed to truly confirm liability. Should this accident turn into a personal injury case, for instance, the initial crash report would be considered the opinion of the investigating officer and not be treated as admissible evidence. An accident reconstruction would have to back up the initial claims.

The report did say that Stutts was driving without insurance. Typically when an accident occurs, the at-fault driver's insurance will pay the medical bills of the injured party. In cases where the at-fault driver is uninsured, however, the injured party can make a claim against their own insurance plan's uninsured motorist coverage. Contact a Missouri car accident attorney if you have been involved in a wreck and would like to learn more about this process or discuss other details relating to your accident.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on December 12, 2009 (boomark / email).