Near Joplin Missouri, a car being driven by Shane McGinnis failed to slow to traffic and crashed into the back of a 2002 Mercury operated by Deanna Higgins.  The collision pushed Higgins' car into the path of a tractor-trailer, causing total damage and resulting in serious personal injury to Deanna Higgins, Michael Higgins, Catherine, Hackler.  Tragically 76 year-old Margaret McCurnin of New Jersey was pronounced dead shortly upon arrival by Air EVAC at St. John's Hospital in Joplin. 

Failing to slow down when approaching traffic commonly is a result of driver inattention.  The resulting collision often causes serious personal injury to the victim because due to a lack of awareness of the imminent crash.  Factual scenarios such as this tragidy in Joplin Missouri are also common and the cars that are 'pushed' into the path of oncoming traffic really don't have a chance.  Failing to slow down when approaching traffic is both negligent and negligent per se due to the operators failure to observe Missouri's Statutory Rules of the Road, as discussed throughout Chapter 304 of the Missouri Revised Statutes.

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