Columbia MO Personal Injury Law Blog

A 52-year-old man from Missouri has been charged with a felony in association with a recent car crash. The car accident occurred late last month on Clayton Road in Town and Country, Missouri. According to the authorities, the man fled the scene.

As the man was headed west on Clayton Road around 7:40 p.m., he crossed into oncoming traffic and allegedly struck the vehicle of a 70-year-old woman. The woman -- who had a doctorate in psychology -- lost her life due to injuries she sustained in the accident.

The Missouri State Highway Patrol now faces the difficult task of determining who is at fault for a Feb. 3, 2012, accident between a Crest Ridge School District school bus and a car. The crash occurred as school was letting out for the day and the bus was traveling on Highway 50.

Witnesses say that the bus crossed the median and struck a car before eventually coming to rest in a roadside ditch. Two occupants of the vehicle were injured and were taken to a local hospital by paramedics, who were called to the scene. A Missouri Highway Patrol spokesman reports that several students on the bus were injured; the students were not transported by emergency responders, instead opting to travel in private vehicles.

It's a rite of passage to be able to give your car keys to your teenager, but studies show that if your teen is driving with other teens in the car, the likelihood of a car accident increases.

I think we can all attest to taking risks as a teenager, but studies now prove what we knew all along. While driving, teenagers engage in risky behavior such as talking on their cellphones, texting, speeding and being easily distracted by the passengers in the car. New evidence now supports that the riskiest behavior is having another teen in the car.

A 37-year-old woman from Greentop, Missouri, is dead, the victim of a collision between a pickup truck and a tractor-trailer. The truck accident occurred earlier this month, and there are still questions remaining about the cause.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, a 38-year-old man from Greentop was driving the pickup truck, which the deceased was riding in. As the two traveled east on Highway W in Queen City, Missouri, they approached U.S. Highway 63.