One dead after Washington County, Missouri accident
Mitchell Bleile, 23, was killed and two others were seriously injured Wednesday afternoon in a two-car wreck on Highway 47.
The initial crash report, filed by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, says the Eastern Missouri car accident occurred when Daniel Barbosa, 51, failed to stop his 2009 Dodge Charger at a stop sign on the intersection of Highway 47 and Route A. The Charger was hit on the passenger side by a 1984 Ford Van, driven by Perle Avery, 62.
Bleile was a passenger in Barbosa’s car and was pronounced dead at the scene. Barbosa and Avery both suffered serious injury and were flown to St. John’s Mercy in St. Louis.
It appears that Barbosa may have been negligent in not stopping at the stop sign, but the accident will still be investigated by a team of accident reconstructionists. They will flesh out the details from the initial crash report and their investigation will be used by a St. Louis car accident lawyer, should one be called in to handle the case.
