Personal Injury Law

3 car Missouri crash hospitalizes 4 in Lawrence County

By Ryan Bradley, Esq.

Four people were injured, two seriously, after a three car injury accident on Missouri 96 on Friday afternoon.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol says the accident occurred just west of Phelps, Missouri when a 2002 Dodge Dakota, driven by Derick Sifferman, 19, slowed to make a turn. A second vehicle, a 2007 Ford Mustang driven by Sally Suschnick, 64, attempted to pass the slowing truck, but rear-ended it instead. While Sifferman managed to maintain control of his vehicle, Suschnick?s car crossed the center line and crashed head-on into a 2006 Chevrolet Impala, driven by Brandie Bogle-Smith, 26.

Bogle-Smith and a her passenger, Misti Wald, 26, were both seriously injured and taken to Freeman Hospital. Suschnick sustained moderate injuries and her passenger, Mikayla Bartlett, 12, suffered only minor injuries. Both received treatment at Freeman hospital. Sifferman was uninjured.

Thankfully, all those involved were wearing seatbelts.

More information must be gathered about this crash by a car accident attorney before any liability can be established. The initial report makes it seem as if Suschnick was not paying attention to Sifferman?s vehicle, but an experienced personal injury attorney will follow up on the initial crash report and examine all the facts of this Missouri crash.

Full post as published by Missouri Accident Lawyer Blog on April 24, 2009 (boomark / email).