16 year-old Kendra Penrose was heading northbound on Highway 55 in St. Louis Missouri when authorities report that her 1996 Jeep Cherokee was cut off by an unknown motorist.  The unknown motorist caused Penrose's Jeep to lose control and violently strike the median.  Penrose was seriously injured and rushed to St. Anthonys Hospital off of Tesson Ferry Road for emergency medical treatment.  18 year-old Jessica Carl of St. Louis was riding as a passenger in the Jeep and also sustained serious personal injuries because the car crash.  Emergency responders report that the impact of the Jeep on the highway median was severe and caused extensive damage to the car itself.

Being cut-off by an inattentive or offensive driver can be deadly.  The 'phantom driver' usually won't stop to assist the injury victims.  Rather, the phantom driver will flee the scene unless pursued otherwise.  Missouri Highway Patrol reports that this can be a common result of road rage or just plain inattention.  Many car insurance companies will qualify a phantom driver as being an 'uninsured motorist'.  However, this will ultimately depend upon the specific language in your policy.  The difficulty in obtaining recovery will be meeting the burden of proof necessary to satisfy the condition-precedent to compensation under the insured's uninsured motorist (UM) coverage provisions.

If you have been cut off by another driver and injured in Missouri, contact St. Louis automobile accident lawyer Stephen Schultz and get the experienced attorneys at Schultz Legal Group on your side.  Our lawyers will advocate for fair compensation from the negligent driver's insurance policy.  If they cannot be found, our injury lawyers will make the necessary claim on the victim's UM policy coverage.  Visit the Schultz Legal Group Car Crash Injury Victim Website for more information.