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Two Lake St. Louis residents were taken to Jefferson Regional Medical Center by Joachim Plattin ambulance after a Jefferson County Missouri car accident. The Jefferson County Missouri single vehicle accident occurred on I-55 near US-61 on August 13, 2011 at 12:55pm.

Cynthia K. Mcavity drove a 1998 BMW Z3 on southbound I-55 this Saturday morning. She swerved around debris in the roadway only to overcorrect. The BMW drove off the right side of I-55 into a rock bluff. After impacting the rock bluff, the car overturned several times.

Cyntian Mcavity and her occupant Peter M. Mcavity suffered moderate injuries. The BMW was totaled. According to a crash report from the Missouri State Highway Patrol, no other vehicles were involved in the Lake St. Louis Missouri car accident.

Single vehicle accident victims may avoid pursuing compensation for their injuries, even when the single vehicle accident was not their fault. Unfortunately, accident victims may assume that legal recourse is impossible because they were not hit by another driver. Skilled Missouri single car accident lawyers understand how to investigate the facts of a single vehicle accident to determine whether another party is actually responsible for the accident.

If a single vehicle accident occurs because a driver had to swerve to avoid a road obstruction, the driver may be able to recover compensation from the party that caused the obstruction. For example, debris may fall onto the roadway from a commercial motor vehicle like an improperly loaded tractor trailer. If a single vehicle accident occurs because drivers must swerve to avoid the tractor trailer’s debris, the accident victims may be able to recover compensation for their injuries.

When tractor trailer debris causes an accident, the truck driver may be liable for failing to properly inspect his vehicle. The trucking company may be liable for the negligent actions for its employees. The manufacturer of the security devices may be liable for a defective product. The single vehicle accident victim may have legal recourse for related injuries, even though there was not a Missouri multi-vehicle accident.

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A Jefferson City Missouri pedestrian accident resulted in injuries for a 22 year old on Wednesday. The Cole County pedestrian accident began when Abby Luetkemeyer, 20, turned left from a K-Mart parking lot on the 2300 block of Missouri Blvd. Luetkemeyer turned a 2002 Chevrolet truck into the center lane to merge into traffic. As Luetkemeyer turned, 22 year old pedestrian Serenity Crump walked across Missouri Blvd. Luetkemeyer’s Chevrolet struck Crump. Crump was sent to a local hospital with moderate injuries after the accident. Both Crump and Luetkemeyer were from Jefferson City, Missouri.

The public did not react to the Jefferson City pedestrian accident with surprise. One Jefferson City resident wrote online, “I see people trying to cross MO Blvd on foot all the time. It's insane. The city needs to implement safe ways for pedestrians to get across or this kind of accident will become more prevalent.”

Roadways in Jefferson City are becoming more congested. As a result, an astonishing number of traffic accidents occur there. Data from the Missouri State Highway Patrol ranks Jefferson City as 14th among the 734 Missouri cities in traffic accidents. There are more than 1,000 traffic accidents in Jefferson City each year, many resulting in injury. Pedestrian accidents are likely to increase. Congested streets without crosswalks at regular intervals may be particularly dangerous for pedestrians. Missouri Blvd, and other major roads without sidewalks on both sides, are often the location of pedestrian accidents as well.

Jefferson City Missouri pedestrian accidents may be caused by both the driver and the pedestrian accident victim. If the accident was partially caused by the pedestrian accident victim, the doctrine of comparative fault may decrease the accident victim’s recovery in a lawsuit. The driver’s defense attorney may argue that the pedestrian was partially at fault because she was jaywalking or walking against a stop signal. To defeat these arguments and preserve their compensation, pedestrian accident victims should obtain experienced plaintiff’s lawyers who specialize in Missouri pedestrian accidents.

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