A cotton module truck reportedly failed to yield on Route Y in Sikeston Missouri last weekend, causing a serious truck accident resulting in injuries.  50 year-old Steven Nielson of Vandoser was driving a large Volvo cotton truck when he failed to yield to a small pickup being operated by Matthew Christian of Bloomfield.  The collision caused major damage to both trucks and resulted in 3 year-old Blake Christian being transported to Missouri Medical Center in Sikeston for emergency treatment.  27 year-old Zachary Sandage, also of Bloomfield, sustained injuries in the crash and was taken to Missouri Delta Medical Center in Sikeston. 

Drivers of large trucks wieghing in excess of 10,000 pounds are required to abide by a strict set of state and federal laws with regard to truck operation and maintenance.  The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations require that all drivers of large trucks are 'fit' to operate such machinery.  Aside from obtaining a commercial drivers license (CDL), drivers must also pass numerous safety checks before becoming employed by any commercial motor carrier.  Many times our truck accident injury attorneys discover that the truck driver was not properly trained or that a thorough background check into prior accidents was not conducted by the employer.

You have a right to file a Missouri truck accident claim against the driver, employer, and insurance company for injuries sustained in a serious crash.  Contact the Sikeston truck crash injury lawyers at Schultz Legal Group by calling (866) 840-3636 and get answers to your questions immediately.