Two seriously injured in Jefferson County accident
A two-car collision in Jefferson County, Missouri sent two men to the hospital with life threatening injuries on Sunday.
Injured in the Missouri car accident were Richard Scott, 55, and Jonathan Vierling, 18. Scott was driving a 1988 Chevy Celebrity and Vierling was in a 1996 Toyota Camry. The injury crash happened on the West Outer Road just a little north of Miller Road.
According to the initial report, Scott was traveling northbound and Vierling was traveling southbound when Vierling crossed the double yellow center line for unknown reasons. Scott was unable to avoid the collision and the two cars hit nearly head-on. The intense forces of the accident sent the vehicles spinning off opposite sides of the roadway.
Both drivers were listed as having serious injuries. Vierling was flown by Arch Helicopter to St. Louis University Hospital for emergency treatment. Scott was transported by ambulance to St. Anthony’s Medical Center.
Vierling was wearing a seat belt while Scott was not.
While the time after a serious accident is an extremely stressful and scary period, the family of the injured parties in any car crash should consider consulting a personal injury attorney as soon as possible. If anyone is injured by another person’s negligence, they may be entitled to damages that cover medical expenses, lost wages and any other fees that might need to be repaid to make the injured party “whole” again.
The investigating officer of the Jefferson County crash seemed to indicate that this accident was caused by Vierling unexpectedly crossing the center line. Much more investigation must go into the incident by a St. Louis area car accident lawyer before this can be proven true. There may be extenuating circumstances that complicate the accident and any evidence should be collected as soon as possible.
