Head-on car accident injures six near Racine, Missouri
A total of six people were hospitalized Monday evening after a head-on collision on Missouri 86.
The accident, which took place near Racine, Missouri, occurred when James Giberti, 22, lost control of his eastbound 2000 Oldsmobile and crossed the center line into oncoming traffic. Cynthia Weaver, 46, was traveling westbound in a 1998 Toyota and was struck head-on by Giberti’s car, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
Weaver was driving with her husband, Daniel Weaver, 49; her son, James Weaver, 6; and Eunice Powell, 91. All of the passengers in Weaver’s Oldsmobile suffered significant injuries and were treated at local hospitals. Cynthia Weaver was flown to Freeman West Hospital while the other passengers were taken by ambulance to St. John’s Hospital.
Giberti and his passenger, Caleb McGuffey, 22, suffered less serious injuries but also sought treatment at St. John’s Hospital.
The investigating officer did not indicate what might have caused Giberti to cross the center line.
If there are no extenuating circumstances and the accident is found to have been caused by Giberti, his insurance may have to pay damages to the Weavers and Eunice Powell. Whenever someone is injured in a Missouri car accident by another driver’s negligence, the liability insurance of the at-fault driver is required to pay medical bills, lost wages, and other expenses of the injured party. Local authorities and a Missouri personal injury attorney will look at this case to determine who is to be held liable.
