Two tractor-trailers were involved in a crash with a SUV last Thursday afternoon.  The truck crash occurred on a wet Missouri Interstate 70 near Lambert Airport and a traffic camera captured the footage.  Missouri Department of Transportation and Missouri Highway Patrol are still investigating the exact cause of the incident.  There has been some recent commentary that the particular corridor of Highway 70 near Lambert Airport is confusing and dangerous for drivers.  The highway zig-zags several times and painted lines in the pavement are not perfectly clear, especially as the highway approaches the highway 170 interchange. 

 The above still image shows the tractor-trailers being moved by heavy equipment as the entire westbound lanes of Highway 70 were closed.  A tractor-trailer crash can be especially difficult for cleanup crews to contend with.  Often times emergency responders must shut down the entire highway for movement of trucks and treatment of personal injuries.

Requesting that evidence, such as traffic camera data, be preserved is critical to any claim for personal injuries arising out of a truck crash.  The Missouri Department of Transportation has traffic cameras placed in hundreds of locations throughout Missouri.  Making a Sunshine Law request pursuant to Section 610.011 of the Missouri Revised Statutes is the proper way to obtain records such as these from MODOT. 

Contact St. Louis truck crash injury attorney Stephen Schultz to discuss how to properly preserve the evidence that is critical to YOUR case.  Our experienced tractor-trailer injury lawyers make several Sunshine Law requests in every case involving a commercial truck so that any and all evidence is obtained on behalf of our clients.