Man attempting to pass involved in serious car accident
Pedro Arriola, 34, was injured along with two others in a Missouri car accident on Highway 6 near Novinger, Missouri.
According to authorities responding to the crash, Arriola was traveling eastbound in a 2001 Oldsmobile when he attempted to pass another car on the road. As he did so, he crossed into the path of a 1995 Plymouth, driven by Lorrie Whittaker, 45. The two cars collided nearly head-on. The third car that Arriola was trying to pass was not hit in the collision.
Whittaker was seriously injured and taken to Northeast Regional Medical Center. A passenger riding with Arriola, Walter Hernandez, 14, was also seriously injured and was flown to University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Arriola suffered only minor injuries and is seeking his own medial treatment.
It is legal to pass on many of Missouri’s roads, particularly the more rural routes. All drivers must be conscious of their surroundings before they do, however, or accidents like this will continue to happen. Use the lines on the road as a guide. If there is a broken or dashed line, it is an appropriate place to pass if there is no oncoming traffic. If the line is solid, the road does not provide enough visibility to pass at that spot.
If you are injured in a Missouri car wreck due to someone else’s negligence, you have the right to consult a Missouri car accident attorney and pursue damages to relieve your medical bills. The insurance of the at-fault driver should cover you, but things are not always so simple and the insurance company may make a move to try and deny you the money you are owed.
