St. Louis County Multivehicle Accident Kills Hazelwood Girl
An 11 year old from Hazelwood, Missouri died in a St. Louis County Missouri car accident on October 8, 2011 at 4:20pm. The Saint Louis County multivehicle accident occurred on I-170, near Missouri Route 115. A Hazelwood teen and a Florissant adult were seriously injured in the accident as well.
The St. Louis County Missouri multivehicle accident began as 16 year old Elizabeth J. Campanella of Hazelwood travelled off the left side of the interstate in a 2000 Nissan Maxima, crashing into the median cable barrier. The Nissan rotated into the path of a 2003 Chevrolet Blazer driven by 36 year old Grace T. Matney of Florissant. The Maxima and the Blazer collided. James M. Vanderiet of O’Fallon slammed into the rear of the Blazer in a 2007 Chevrolet Malibu.
11 year old occupant Katerina M. Campanella passed away in the St. Louis County Missouri car accident. Emergency personnel pronounced her fatality at the scene of the accident. Two of the drivers in the Missouri multivehicle accident were seriously injured. The teenaged driver Campanella was taken by Arch Helicopter to St. Louis Children’s Hospital. Matney was taken by Abbott Ambulance to Barnes Hospital in St. Louis.
Determining liability in a Missouri multivehicle car accident is complex. The degree of fault may not be as apparent as in single- or two-vehicle accidents. Investigators must answer questions such as: Which vehicles collided first? Was the second collision an uncontrollable result of the first collision? Is there more than one driver at fault for the collision? To discover the answer to these questions, investigators will study clues such as skid marks and vehicle contact points. Investigators may question witnesses, but witnesses may not have viewed the entire accident from beginning to finish. Investigators may question the drivers and occupants of the vehicles involved, but some of those parties may have difficulty recalling the details of the accident. The act of piecing together the accident for the court is imperfect.
Anyone who is involved in a Missouri multi-vehicle accident needs skilled legal representation. An experienced Missouri car accident lawyer will know how to study the facts of your collision to support your claim for compensation. If you are injured in the accident, the attorney will fight for your compensation in a personal injury lawsuit. If your loved one was killed in the accident, the attorney will navigate the Missouri wrongful death lawsuit so you can focus on the grieving process.
