Tractor-Trailer Rear-Ends School Bus and Injures Several Students in Camdenton
The investigation of a tractor-trailer crash on Highway 5 in Camdenton Missouri is ongoing as authorities attempt to piece together the cause of this serious crash. A Camdenton School District bus was making a left turn at the intersection of Highway 5 and Highway 7 when unexpectedly a semi-truck being driven by Patrick Wortman rear-ended the school bus. Wortman, of Rosendale Missouri, will likely have to undertake post-crash drug and alcohol testing as required by the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations. The school bus and Peterbilt 18-wheeler both sustained serious damage and towed away from the crash scene by Bledsoe Conoco. All of the students on the school bus sustained personal injuries. 13 year-old Nicole Howel was seriously injured and was airlifted to the St. John's Trauma Unit in Springfield for emergency treatment.
Missouri tractor-trailer accidents are complicated enough when they involve passenger vehicles. This particular truck crash involved a school bus, which further complicates the case and how a school bus accident injury lawyer would represent the case. First a lawyer would subpoena the data recorders on both commercial vehicles. Since this crash involved a 1998 Peterbilt and 2008 International school bus, there will be an electronic control module (ECM) that would have stored critical vehicle data just moments before impact. It is critical for a lawyer to obtain this data in order to reconstruct what happened just before the vehicles collided. Witness statements can prove to be effective, but when the stakes are high and children are involved, our lawyers leave little to chance and obtain ALL data that may be useful in proving a personal injury claim down the line.
All incidents of injury involving a minor in the state of Missouri must involve the judicial system. Minors under the age of 18 who have a personal injury claim must get any settlement or compensation approved by a judge. This is required by Missouri statute and there are no exceptions. Children who receive settlements in excess of $10,000 must have their claim protected by a conservatorship. Call the toll-free Schultz Legal Group school bus injury hotline at (866) 840-3636 for additional information on how to handle this type of commercial motor vehicle claim.
Missouri tractor-trailer accidents are complicated enough when they involve passenger vehicles. This particular truck crash involved a school bus, which further complicates the case and how a school bus accident injury lawyer would represent the case. First a lawyer would subpoena the data recorders on both commercial vehicles. Since this crash involved a 1998 Peterbilt and 2008 International school bus, there will be an electronic control module (ECM) that would have stored critical vehicle data just moments before impact. It is critical for a lawyer to obtain this data in order to reconstruct what happened just before the vehicles collided. Witness statements can prove to be effective, but when the stakes are high and children are involved, our lawyers leave little to chance and obtain ALL data that may be useful in proving a personal injury claim down the line.
All incidents of injury involving a minor in the state of Missouri must involve the judicial system. Minors under the age of 18 who have a personal injury claim must get any settlement or compensation approved by a judge. This is required by Missouri statute and there are no exceptions. Children who receive settlements in excess of $10,000 must have their claim protected by a conservatorship. Call the toll-free Schultz Legal Group school bus injury hotline at (866) 840-3636 for additional information on how to handle this type of commercial motor vehicle claim.
