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  • Why Wrongful Death Claim After Car Accident Will Not Benefit from Murder Charge

    A man from St. Joseph is being charged with murder for causing a car accident earlier this month. While manslaughter charges are more common, murder charges like these can follow from fatal car crashes that happen during another crime. However, the effect they have on a personal injury case is less than you might expect. Car Accident Leads to Criminal Charges The incident happened back on August ...
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  • Repair Costs After a Truck Accident Can Be Staggering

    A truck accident south of St. Joseph left no one hurt, but seriously damaged a tractor trailer. Because truckers rely on their vehicles for their livelihood, a truck damaged in a car accident can be a huge blow. Truck Accident Damages Tractor Trailer The crash happened on Saturday morning, July 27. A tractor trailer was going southbound on Interstate 29 when it overturned just outside of Buchanan ...
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  • Motorcycle Accident with Deer Proves Fatal

    A motorcyclist was killed in a crash after hitting a deer in western Missouri. While motorcycles are easier to maneuver around a deer in the road, if a crash does happen the biker is far more likely to get seriously hurt than if they were driving a car. Motorcycle Hits Deer: Biker Killed The crash happened eight miles south of the town of Bethany, an hour northeast of St. Joseph. A 65-year-old ...
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  • Children Hurt in Car Crashes Have Longer to Sue than Adults in Missouri

    A car accident in St. Joseph has sent several people to the hospital after someone ran a red light. Some of the passengers in one of the vehicles involved were children. While it is unclear how badly they were hurt, or even if the children were injured in the crash, the statute of limitations in Missouri can help them recover the compensation they need. St. Joseph Car Accident Sends Several to the ...
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  • St. Joseph Car Accident an Example of Proximate Cause in Action

    A single-vehicle car accident in St. Joseph provides an excellent illustration of one of the most difficult concepts in personal injury law: Proximate cause. Car Hits Power Pole, Causes Power Outage On Monday, June 17, a driver in the south side of St. Joseph lost control of their vehicle and hit a power pole . She then overcorrected and hit two other poles, knocking one down. The crash knocked ...
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  • No Sidewalks Around Elementary School: What If a Child Gets Hit?

    A recent newspaper report shone the limelight on an overlooked problem in St. Joseph: The lack of sidewalks near a local elementary school. Without sidewalks, the odds of a car accident involving a walking child skyrockets. Newspaper Report Shines Light on Lack of Sidewalks Near St. Joseph School The report, published in News-Press Now , focused on the pedestrian problems surrounding Pershing ...
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  • Motorcycle Helmets and Car Inspections in Missouri Bill

    A new bill can change numerous parts of the traffic code if signed by the Missouri governor. One of the most important changes would allow most motorcyclists to ride without a helmet. Another important change would reduce the number of times that vehicles in Missouri have to be inspected. Senate Bill 147 Changes Traffic Code Senate Bill 147 , which was passed on the last day of the session in the ...
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  • Car Accidents and Missouri’s Joint and Several Liability Law

    An often overlooked question that can come up after a car accident is who will pay to cover the costs of what happened. While it is not a pressing concern in some cases, it can be a crippling one in others, especially when the crash was caused by someone who was uninsured. Practical Problems at the End of a Car Accident Lawsuit Contrary to what many people think, people who have been found ...
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  • Defective Airbags May Not Inflate in Car Accident

    The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is investigating reports that millions of airbags were defectively made, and may not inflate in a car accident . The investigation comes on the heels of the infamous and widespread Takata airbag recalls, which implicated more than 40 million vehicles. Airbags Failing to Deploy in Car Accidents The company ZF-TRW makes airbags and sells ...
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  • Car Accident Cases Can Be Influenced by Highway Mowing Teams

    Now that the weather is finally warming up, the Missouri Department of Transportation (DOT) is set to begin its roadside mowing routines. Drivers in St. Joseph should be on the lookout for mowing crews, as their presence can alter the proper precautions that drivers need to take on the roadways, and can impact car accident cases. Missouri Department of Transportation Set to Begin Mowing The state ...
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  • With Springtime Come Motorcycle Accidents

    Now that the weather is warming up in St. Joseph, motorcycles are coming back out of garages and onto the roads. Unfortunately, that also means that we are bound to see more motorcycle accidents, as well. Motorcycle Crash Injures One in St. Joseph Last night saw one of the first motorcycle accidents of 2019 in St. Joseph. According to the initial reports of the incident, it happened just after ...
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  • Truck Accident Shows Danger of Judgment-Proof Drivers

    A car accident involving a tractor-trailer north of St. Joseph raises an important practical question: What happens when the person who causes the crash has no insurance? The answer is one of the harsh realities of personal injury law. Car Goes Wrong Way: Collides With Semi The crash happened in the evening of March 12, 2019 near Maryville, about 40 miles north of St. Joseph. The driver of a 1999 ...
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  • St. Joseph Student Hit By Car, Suffers Concussion

    A student at St. Joseph’s Lafayette High School was hit by a car while walking to school. Initial reports indicate that his injuries from the car accident were non-life-threatening, but that he suffered a concussion. The slick roads in western Missouri are being blamed for the incident. Lafayette Student Hit By Car Sliding on Ice The incident happened this morning before classes at Lafayette High ...
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  • Prevent a Car Accident With a Safe Following Distance for the Winter

    As western Missouri gets hit with yet another snowstorm, reviewing winter driving rules can become a life saver. By re-familiarizing yourself with the differences between fair weather driving and winter weather driving, you can avoid a serious car accident in St. Joseph. One of the most important differences is in your following distance from the car in front of you. What is a Following Distance? ...
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  • Black Ice: How It Forms and When to Stay Off the Road

    As we push into the depths of another rough winter in St. Joseph, car accidents are piling up from icy roads and snowy conditions . A frequent culprit of uncontrollable accidents is black ice. Understanding the conditions that create black ice can let drivers know when to stay inside and avoid a costly car crash. Black Ice: What It Is and How It Forms on the Roads of Missouri Black ice is just ...
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  • Workers’ Compensation for Pedestrian Hit in Parking Lot?

    A pedestrian was hit and seriously hurt in a parking lot in Raytown, Missouri, a suburb of Kansas City. Details surrounding the car accident suggest that workers’ compensation will also become implicated. Pedestrian Hit in School Parking Lot The incident happened early in the morning of February 6, 2019. According to initial reports, a 69-year-old woman was hit in the parking lot of a school in ...
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  • Restaurant Owners Lose Business in Truck Accident

    While the crash did not happen near St. Joseph, Missouri, a truck accident in Utah has provided a prime example of the types of compensation that accident victims can recover in a successful personal injury lawsuit . Truck Crashes into Restaurant The incident happened in Wellington, Utah. Initial reports indicate that a tractor trailer was traveling too fast for difficult weather conditions, lost ...
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  • Car Accident Causes Fire in Kansas City

    A car accident outside of Kansas City involved a vehicle that caught fire from the collision. Luckily, the two people who were hurt suffered only non-life-threatening personal injuries . Vehicle in Rollover Car Accident Catches Fire The incident happened yesterday afternoon in the Merriam neighborhood of Kansas City, Kansas, on 75 th Street’s overpass of Interstate 35 . According to initial ...
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  • 3 Reasons Why Truck Accidents are So Severe

    A car accident in St. Joseph involving a truck is an example of how these crashes involve much more force than those involving two passenger vehicles. Truck Accident in St. Joseph Leads to Minor Injury The incident happened on the evening of Monday, December 17, at the intersection of U.S. Highway 169 and Riverside Terrace , just outside of St. Joseph. A car pulled onto the highway in front an ...
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  • Not Using a Seatbelt Can Hurt a Personal Injury Case

    A car accident east of St. Joseph highlights not only the danger of not wearing a seatbelt, but also the legal implications of being in a car without wearing a restraint. Car Accident Hurts Unrestrained Driver The incident happened this past weekend on U.S. 36 in Caldwell County. According to police reports , one car rear-ended another on the highway. The collision caused a pileup that injured ...
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  • Driver Hurt in Car Accident Denied Workers’ Compensation

    A recent workers’ compensation case highlights the strict nature of the law in Missouri, especially when it comes to independent contractors, the self-employed, and workers who spend their time on the road. Self-Employed Driver Hurt in Car Accident The case involved a self-employed delivery driver. She had signed a contract to perform pickups and deliveries in her own car for a company in Kansas ...
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  • Passing Leads to Car Accident Outside St. Joseph

    A car accident outside St. Joseph sent one of the drivers to the hospital. The incident highlights the dangers of passing other vehicles on the roadway. Car Accident After Pickup Truck Tries Passing Another Vehicle According to initial reports, the incident happened during the evening of Friday, November 16, 2018. A pickup truck was traveling southbound on Highway 59 near the town of Rushville, ...
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  • From Contributory Negligence to Comparative Negligence in Missouri

    A car accident involving a pedestrian in St. Joseph might seem straightforward. However, it actually provides an excellent example of how the personal injury law in Missouri has developed to better determine who was ultimately at fault for an accident and the injuries that result. Car Hits Pedestrian in St. Joseph The incident happened just after 7pm on Monday, November 6, 2018, on Riverside Road ...
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  • Multivehicle Car Accident in St. Joseph

    A complicated car accident in St. Joseph last week involved no fewer than four vehicles. Thankfully, the crash did not produce any serious injuries. Four Vehicles Involved in St. Joseph Car Accident The incident occurred on the afternoon of Thursday, October 18, on a busy stretch of the Belt Highway, just north of its intersection with Route 36. According to police, one of the vehicles was going ...
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  • Fatal Limousine Crash Highlights Need for Regulations

    A limousine crash in upstate New York that killed 20 people highlights the need for stricter road regulations for some commercial vehicles. New York Limousine Crash Kills 20 The incident , which has been widely reported in the national news, happened outside the town of Schoharie , New York, just west of the state capital, Albany. A stretch limousine failed to stop at a notoriously dangerous ...
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