Missouri Car Accident Injury Attorney Stephen Schultz recently addressed Missouri's roadway fatality statistics from 2008.  Car crashes, tractor-trailer accidents, and motorcycle collisions which occur on Missouri's highways, and which result in personal injuries, are reported by the Missouri State Highway Patrol.  The MSHP commonly publishes unofficial crash reports detailing the parties involved in the crash and the general nature of the personal injuries sustained by the driver and passenger.  The MSHP reported 941 fatalities in 2008 related to various traffic accidents.  This number of fatalities is down significantly from an all time high of 1,257 in 2005. 

So what can you do to make 2009 a safe year?  I would recommend two things.  First, always remain attentive at the wheel.  Our Missouri injury lawyers commonly represent injury victims involved in car and truck crashes were the defendant crossed the centerline of traffic and caused a head-on collision.  This type of impact regularly results in catastrophic injury and wrongful death.  Often times if the defendant had remained attentive at the wheel, the whole sitation could have been avoided.

Second, obey Missouri's statutory rules of the road.  These rules are found throughout Chapter 304 of the Missouri Revised Statutes.  Failing to yield and disobeying a traffic signal are common causes of serious automobile crashes and truck accidents.  Failing to observe these rules of the road and exercise the due care required ny Missouri law in the operation of your vehicle can subject the at-fault driver to civil and perhaps criminal liability.

If you have been injured in a Missouri automobile accident, tractor-trailer crash, or motorcycle collision visit the Schultz Legal Group Injury Victim Help Center for additional advice.  Then contact St. Louis Injury Lawyer Stephen Schultz and get the legal dedication of Schultz Legal Group on your side.  Our lawyers are respected by insurance companies and won't let you be victimized twice.