Blog Posts in November, 2016

Police Release Crash Stats from Thanksgiving Holiday

The Thanksgiving holiday is a time filled with football, family, and turkey. However, Thanksgiving is also the time of year that comes with a significant increase in the number of people traveling on the roads around St. Joseph. Unfortunately, with so many drivers either in a rush to get to the family dinner or intoxicated after leaving it, this also makes Thanksgiving a time for car accidents. ...

Car Chase Ends in Crash, Injuring Two

A high-speed car chase just north of Kansas City ended in a car accident that sent an innocent bystander to the hospital with minor injuries. However, the incident shows how police chases frequently end with a car crash that can hurt innocent people through no fault of their own. Traffic Stop Turns into Car Chase The incident started just after 8pm on Saturday, November 26, 2016. Police tried to ...

Car Hydroplanes, Crashes North of St. Joseph

A car accident involving a single vehicle left the driver with serious personal injuries after dangerous road conditions caused her to lose control of her car and careen off the road and into a roadside ditch, where the vehicle caught fire. Car Accident Causes Serious Injuries North of St. Joseph The fiery crash happened just three miles to the west of Burlington Junction, Missouri, and sixty ...

New Study Finds Which States Have the Worst Drivers

You don’t have to be in a car accident to know that there are some terrible drivers out there. And with St. Joseph being so close to three other states – Kansas, Nebraska, and Iowa – the different license plates that we see on the roads can make it seem like some states have worse drivers than others. Now, a study by an insurance group looked into that precise issue, ranking each state by how safe ...

Car Accidents With Deer Increase in November

The late fall and early winter can be a dangerous time on the roads. One of the often overlooked dangers that can lead to a costly car accident is the increased likelihood of hitting a deer in western Missouri and the St. Joseph area. Luckily, there are a handful of driving habits that you can use to minimize the odds that you’re in a car accident with a deer. However, if you do hit one, you might ...

Car Accident Involving Tractor Injures One

A teen driver was hurt in a car accident when she drove her SUV into the back of a tractor on Route 36. Reports call her injuries “moderate,” though they could have been much worse. Her car was totaled. There were only minor damages to the tractor, and the person driving the tractor was not hurt. Car Accident Involves Tractor The incident happened early on Thursday morning, November 17, 2016, on ...

Car Accident Kills Unrestrained Driver

A single vehicle car accident outside of Kansas City proved to be fatal after the driver was ejected from his car. He was not wearing his seatbelt. Car Accident Kills One The incident happened early on Monday, November 14, 2016. 55-year-old Randy Hodges was driving his 2016 Ford Fusion car southbound on Interstate 49 through Cass County, just south of Kansas City and100 miles south of St. Joseph, ...

Police Officer Injured in Car Accident

A Missouri state police officer was injured in a car accident when a suspect, who was fleeing from authorities, crashed into his cruiser. The police officer’s injuries were not considered life threatening. Car Accident Injures State Trooper The accident happened in northeastern Kansas City, 50 miles southeast of St. Joseph, on Friday, November 11, 2016. A suspect had stolen a car in the town of ...

Stalled Car Causes Fatal Accident

A serious car accident outside Kansas City left one driver dead after his car stalled on the highway. The crash caused a backup on the highway that lasted for hours as police gathered evidence. Fatal Car Accident Outside Kansas City The crash happened in the northbound lanes of I-435 near the exit for Bannister Road, south of Kansas City and 70 miles south of St. Joseph, Missouri. The collision ...

Car Accidents With Ridesharing Drivers Raise Insurance Issues

Ridesharing companies like Uber and Lyft have found a niche in our daily lives. While they can be incredibly convenient for people, however, using a ridesharing company to get around St. Joseph, Kansas City, or other areas in western Missouri can have important insurance implications. While these are rarely things that you have to think about, they can have a huge impact if you get hurt in a car ...

Hill-Hopping Likely the Cause of Fatal Car Accident

A single-vehicle car accident left one teenager dead and two others injured in western Missouri. Initial reports suggest that the driver was “hill-hopping” before losing control of the vehicle, causing it to overturn and roll. Car Accident Kills One, Injures Two The incident happened on the night of Friday, October 28, 2016, in Oak Grove, Missouri, 30 miles east of Kansas City and 75 miles ...