Another fatal semi-truck crash in southern Missouri being investigated by truck accident injury lawyers
A fatal semi-truck crash near Bonne Terre Missouri was reported at around 2:00pm this afternoon. Authorities report that a tractor-trailer rear-ended a passenger car on U.S. Highway 67. The semi-truck hit the smaller vehicle with such force that it was pushed down the highway before coming to a rest. The driver and two passengers in the car were killed, and their names are yet to be released as accident reconstruction teams with the Missouri State Highway Patrol conduct an investigation.
Our Missouri truck accident injury lawyers do not believe that snow was to blame for the rear-end collision. Yes, it had snowed through the night and accumulations ranged from 6 inches to a foot. However, our survey of the scene indicates that U.S. Highway 67 was plowed and clear. Visibility was good on this stretch of highway 67 at the accident scene, which is roughly 3 miles north of Bonne Terre.
Fatal tractor-trailer crashes have plagued this area of Southeastern Missouri over the past year. When our lawyers investigate accidents such as these, one of the first steps is to obtain a protective order from the Circuit Court and obtain the tractor-trailer's ECM (Electronic Control Module). This is the 'black box' of the tractor-trailer and is critical in obtaining data that will piece together the events that took place just prior to impact. Obtaining a drug screening on the truck driver is also important, and is required by the FMCSA after any fatal truck accident.
It is tragic that these three innocent motorists lost their lives. Something has to be done about careless truck drivers and the rogue trucking companies that employ them. If we do not do something about it soon, more people will be needlessly injured and/or killed. If you have any information from this fatal truck crash, contact the Southeast Missouri truck accident lawyers at Schultz & Myers by calling toll-free (866) 840-3636. Our lawyers aggressively pursue negligent trucking companies for the incomprehensible losses they cause on our Missouri highways. You may also email founding partner Stephen Schultz for a confidential inquiry if necessary.
Our Missouri truck accident injury lawyers do not believe that snow was to blame for the rear-end collision. Yes, it had snowed through the night and accumulations ranged from 6 inches to a foot. However, our survey of the scene indicates that U.S. Highway 67 was plowed and clear. Visibility was good on this stretch of highway 67 at the accident scene, which is roughly 3 miles north of Bonne Terre.
Fatal tractor-trailer crashes have plagued this area of Southeastern Missouri over the past year. When our lawyers investigate accidents such as these, one of the first steps is to obtain a protective order from the Circuit Court and obtain the tractor-trailer's ECM (Electronic Control Module). This is the 'black box' of the tractor-trailer and is critical in obtaining data that will piece together the events that took place just prior to impact. Obtaining a drug screening on the truck driver is also important, and is required by the FMCSA after any fatal truck accident.
It is tragic that these three innocent motorists lost their lives. Something has to be done about careless truck drivers and the rogue trucking companies that employ them. If we do not do something about it soon, more people will be needlessly injured and/or killed. If you have any information from this fatal truck crash, contact the Southeast Missouri truck accident lawyers at Schultz & Myers by calling toll-free (866) 840-3636. Our lawyers aggressively pursue negligent trucking companies for the incomprehensible losses they cause on our Missouri highways. You may also email founding partner Stephen Schultz for a confidential inquiry if necessary.
