Truck Rear-Ends Motorcycle, Causes Serious Injuries to Missouri Couple

Head on collisions can be disastrous or fatal, but rear end crashes also have the potential to cause devastating injuries or even death. We think of head on collisions as being more serious because of speed and the location of the drivers, while rear end collisions oftentimes call to mind neck strain or whiplash injuries. …

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Updated: February 8, 2018

Two Killed, One Severely Injured in Recent Missouri Accidents

In Stone County, Missouri, a car accident Thursday, October 2, killed two people.  The accident happened on Highway 39, about two miles north of Carr Lane, the Missouri State Highway Patrol report. A 2001 Dodge Durango was traveling southbound on Highway 39 when suddenly it crossed over the center lane and then slammed into a …

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Updated: April 5, 2025

Legislators Overturn Governor Nixon’s Veto of House Bill 339

Missouri Governor Nixon vetoed a bill that would significantly affect car accident victims. However, the veto was overturned by the legislature on September 11, 2013. The impacts of House Bill 339 could be potentially very devastating for Missouri accident victims. Bill 339 eliminates the ability of uninsured drivers to pursue non-economic damages from insured drivers. There …

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Updated: April 5, 2025

Missouri State Swimmer Dies in Single-Vehicle Accident

Jordynn Brown, a former Missouri state swimmer, and a member of the class of 2013, died in a car crash on Wednesday, September 18. The single vehicle accident happened along Missouri highway 86. Brown was driving her 2004 Ford Focus on highway 86, but she lost control of her vehicle as she was taking a …

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Updated: September 23, 2020

Man Pleads Guilty and Sentenced for Causing Accident That Killed Alderman

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A man has pleaded guilty and has been sentenced after driving drunk and causing an accident last year that killed a St. Louis alderman. In August of 2012, a St. Louis alderman was killed by a drunk driver. The drunk driver, Patrick Mullen, 26, has now pleaded guilty to the crime on Thursday, September 12. …

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Updated: November 11, 2024

Teen Hit by Pickup Truck While Crossing the Street

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A student was seriously injured while crossing the street at Sunset Avenue, also known as Highway 412. The Springdale teen was hospitalized for the fractured skull and the broken knee he suffered as the result of the accident. According to Springdale Police Lt. Derek Hudson, the teen was hit by a pickup truck as he …

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Updated: November 12, 2024