If you get involved in a car accident caused by a drunk driver, you should immediately consult with a Missouri car accident lawyer to discuss your legal rights and to seek fair compensation for your loss.
A large number of car accidents occurring in Missouri and other parts of United States involve teenagers. The same view is echoed by law enforcement officials and other safety groups. Teenage drivers are at a high risk of getting involved in road accidents. Some statistics revealed by Children’s hospital of Philadelphia show that car accidents …
There have been several recent Missouri crashes that have resulted in fatalities or injuries to drivers and motorcyclists. Drivers of passenger vehicles are less likely to be injured in an accident with a motorcycle because they are more protected by their vehicles. Helmets are the only protection motorcyclists have between them and the road. Some recent …
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 …
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. …
Accidents involving pedestrians are slightly less common than car accidents. Still, about 70,000 pedestrians are involved each year in serious accidents with vehicles. In some cases careless pedestrians may be at least partially responsible for their own injuries, but liable motorists are to blame in many instances as well. Some common circumstances contribute to pedestrian …
When a priest appeared at the scene of an accident after a head-on collision in Missouri, first responders thought that the priest was sent by God. Responders say they did not know who he was or where he came from. He has now been identified as Rev. Patrick Dowling, a Roman Catholic priest from the …