Arrest after Drunken St. Louis County Missouri Wrong Way Accident on I-64
A Saint Louis County Missouri multivehicle accident injured two people on eastbound I-64 near Timberlake Manor Parkway. The three-vehicle St. Louis County Missouri front impact car accident occurred late Wednesday night on August 17, 2011 at 11:31pm.
The Saint Louis County Missouri wrong way accident began as Susan Dunakey drove a 2000 Jeep Cherokee westbound on eastbound I-64. Dunakey, who is from Chesterfield, crashed head on into a 1993 Ford Escort driven by Darnell L. Warner of Hazelwood. The impact caused Warner’s vehicle to rotate into the path of a 2002 Peterbilt tractor trailer. The 18-wheeler slammed into the passenger side of Warner’s vehicle before crashing off the interstate highway and into a sign.
23-year-old Darnell Warner was hospitalized in serious condition after the accident. Monarch Ambulance took him away from the scene of the accident. Warner was transported to St. John’s Mercy Medical Center in Creve Coeur, Missouri.
Chesterfield wrong way driver Susan Dunakey failed a sobriety test after the St. Louis County Missouri drunk driving accident. According to reports, there was evidence of alcohol involvement at the scene. 50-year-old Dunakey was arrested by troopers from the Missouri State Highway Patrol the following day. A local hospital had already treated and released her, since she sustained minor injuries in the accident.
Hundreds of Missourians die each year in alcohol-related traffic accidents. Even more Missourians are injured. In 2010, the Missouri legislature strengthened Missouri’s driving while intoxicated (DWI) laws in several ways. The law prevents alcohol-related offenses from being expunged from the record of anyone with another alcohol-related contact. The law prevents municipal courts from hearing intoxication offenses for anyone with two or more intoxication-related offenses. The law also takes away driving privileges under certain circumstances after a DWI.
DWIs may affect an accident victim’s claim for compensation. When an accident victim is injured in a traffic accident, the accident victim obtains compensation by showing that the defendant’s negligence caused the injuries. Negligence may be easier to prove if the defendant was driving while intoxicated.
If you are injured by a drunk driver in a Missouri car accident, contact our Missouri car accident lawyers today. We are familiar with the rules and regulations that affect your claim for compensation.
