49 year-old Gary Beth didn't have much of a chance when another vehicle crossed the center line of traffic and struck his 2003 Chevy head-on late Tuesday afternoon.  Authorities report that 24 year-old Nicholas Harig allowed his Mitsubishi to drift over the center line and strike Gary Beth at a very high rate of speed.  The automobile collision was extremely violent and both cars sustained total damage.  Mr. Beth is a native of Rogersville Missouri.  Harig was a resident of Springfield Missouri.

The decedent's survivors of this tragic car crash may likely have a claim for wrongful death against several persons of interest.  Those persons of interest may include the driver of the other vehicle and any persons who may have 'entrusted' the other vehicle to its current driver.  Missouri law does recognize claims for negligent entrustment, which typically involve a situtation where one person, with knowledge of another person's dangerous tendencies behind the wheel, entrusts the vehicle to that person. 

To learn more about negligent entrustment, wrongful death, and negligence per se, visit the Schultz Legal Group injury victim information website.  Victims and their loved ones may also contact St. Louis Wrongful Death Lawyer Stephen Schultz directly at (314) 448-0934 for immediate legal assistance. The experienced personal injury lawyers at Schultz Legal Group won't let you be victimized twice.