Multi-car accident on I-270 sends two to hospital
Two St. Charles County, Missouri men were hospitalized Friday after a three-car accident on I-270 near Page.
According to the initial crash report on file with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the accident occurred during afternoon rush hour and there was a backup in traffic. Scott Nilhas, 46, stopped his 2006 Ford F150 to due to the congestion and was rear-ended by 1992 Ford Taurus driven by John Wirkus, 55. Nilhas’ truck was pushed into a third vehicle directly in front of him by the impact.
Wirkus was seriously injured and taken to St. John’s Hospital in Creve Coeur, Missouri. Nilahas’ injuries weren’t as severe, but he was still taken to St. John’s for treatment of ‘moderate’ injuries. The driver of the third car was not injured, according to the investigating officer’s report.
Anybody involved in an injury accident should contact a St. Louis area personal injury attorney as possible, but this is especially true in more complicated, multi-car accidents. Often times in a chain reaction crash a driver is responsible for the damage done to the vehicle in front of him, but only a qualified car accident lawyer will be able to look at the specifics of a case and determine definitively who was at fault and who should pay the damages.
