Man driving wrong way on road injures four in Missouri crash
Four people were hospitalized after two cars collided on Missouri 19 in tragic Gasconade County, Missouri car crash. Reports indicate that one of the cars was traveling on the wrong side of the road.
According to the initial crash report on file with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Tyler Krull, 21, was driving his 1998 Dodge northbound in the southbound lanes of Missouri 19. A 2003 Kia was traveling southbound at the same time and the two cars crashed head-on about a mile from Highway 50.
The four people in the Kia were all taken to St. John’s Hospital in Washington for treatment. Those people were Kyle McCracken, 23; Taylor Graves, 19; Amanda Perry, 17; and Jamie Wood, 16. Krull was not injured, according to the investigating officer.
The Highway Patrol did not offer a reason as to why Krull was driving on the wrong side of the road. No citations were noted on the crash report.
This incident is similar to several others that have occurred in the St. Louis area where a driver has turned up on the wrong side of the road and caused a car wreck. In several of these cases alcohol was involved.
Until more details are released about this Missouri car crash, we will not know why Krull was driving on the wrong side of the road. Given that the accident took place at 3 a.m. any number of causes could be to blame from fatigue to low visibility.
If no other explanation is given and Krull is found to have been negligent in driving his vehicle, the injured party could contact a Missouri car accident attorney to collect damages to pay for medical bills arising from the accident. Anybody involved in a car accident should consult a personal injury attorney before talking to an insurance company to make sure all their rights are understood.
