5-car crash sends five Missourians to the hospital
A Missouri teen lost control of his vehicle Monday afternoon on I-270 and started a chain reaction crash that involved five separate vehicles and sent five people to the hospital.
Lenard Booker, 19, was northbound on I-270 in a 1993 Toyota Camry when he lost control of his car and crashed into the inside median wall. Diana Kahney, 65, was following behind Booker in a 2005 Ford Fusion and swerved to avoid hitting Booker’s vehicle. In swerving to avoid a collision, Kahney’s car struck a 2008 Ford Ranger. A dump truck and a 2005 Jeep Liberty were also unable to avoid crashing into the pileup of vehicles, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The injuries were all sustained by passengers in the first two vehicles, according to the initial crash report. Kahney suffered serious injuries and was taken to St. John’s Mercy for treatment. Booker and three passengers in his car, Breon Goff, 19; Kyeon Grimes, 19; and Andre Pendleton, 20; all suffered moderate to minor injuries and were also treated at St. John’s Mercy.
In complicated Missouri car crashes such as this, much more investigation will go into the crash to figure out exactly what happened and which drivers may be at-fault. The details described in the initial accident report are the opinion of the investigating officer and, unless he was trained in accident reconstruction, would be considered hearsay in court. A St. Louis personal injury attorney will have to investigate the accident more closely in order to gather the evidence needed, should a personal injury lawsuit arise from the accident.
