Rain and slick road conditions may have contributed to the cause of several Missouri large truck accidents that occurred on Highway 70 Thursday throughout the middle of the state.  A 2003 Peterbilt struck a small Oldsmobile Alero driven by Kayla Findley of Boonville.  Ms. Findley was transported to  a hospital in Marshall for treatment of her personal injuries sustained in the crash.  A 2005 International tractor-trailer driven by Lester Burns of Joplin slid off the road and the tractor became separated from the trailer.  The trailer struck a parked Volvo and then jacknifed, blocking the traveling lanes of Highway 70.  Serious personal injuries were reported from this truck accident as well.

A 2005 Frieghtliner tractor-trailer was traveling at an excessive rate of speed when it left the roadway and struck a rail.  The passenger in the large truck, Stanley Bienaime of Mirmar Florida, was rushed to Cooper County Hospital for medical treatment.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations require truck drivers to reduce their rate of speed in inclement driving conditions, such as high wind and rain.  When truck drivers don't observe the Federal Safety Regulations and travel too fast for road conditions, the resulting Missouri truck accident can be catastrophic and cause serious personal injury or death to other motorists or the truck drivers and passengers themselves.

If you have a Missouri truck accident injury claim, it is critical to contact a Missouri truck accident injury lawyer immediately.  These injury claims implicate both state and federal law.  Don't be victimized twice.