As details continue to unfold in the fatal St. Francois County semi-truck crash the Bonne Terre Missouri wrongful death lawyers at Schultz & Myers discuss how this crash confirms an ongoing problem with rogue trucking companies.  Our Missouri wrongful death lawyers have filed wrongful death lawsuits in more semi-truck accidents that we would care to admit.  The reason?  Because as of today, Missouri continues to have an unreasonable share of fatal tractor-trailer accidents.  In, fact, our lawyers recently discussed the research findings that 20% of truck drivers motoring through Missouri are not compliant with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Regulations.  In fact, Missouri state law has adopted almost all of these Federal Safety Regulations, including Part 391 of Title 49 of the US Code of Regulations.

Part 391 of the Federal Safety Regulations addresses truck driver qualifications. An experienced Missouri truck accident lawyer knows how important it is to seek a truck driver qualification file immediately following and serious or fatal semi-truck crash.  We find that many times the more serious tractor-trailer accidents in Missouri occur because the truck driver was not properly qualified to operate the 18-wheeler.  If the driver qualification file is not preserved by a lawyer immediately following a fatal truck accident, unfortunately, the file may end up being altered in a way that is self-serving to the trucking company.  You see, the companies that insured commercial motor carriers know that a deadly truck accident like the Bonne Terre fatal truck crash presents serious financial exposure for the insurance company, especially if a St. Francois County wrongful death lawyer gets involved in the case from the start.

As our Missouri wrongful death lawyers continue to investigate this semi-truck crash, we have uncovered several things:

• The snow and inclement weather conditions probably had no part in causing this crash
• The truck driver, Robert Carmona, was operating the truck on a revoked license
• That Robert Carmona was driving for a New York-based trucking company
• That the grade of US Highway 67 near Bonne Terre was relatively flat and that visibility was good
• That the truck driver was not paying attention (usually caused by use of a cellphone or truck driver fatigue)
• That the 1996 Crown Vic was pushed over 200 feet by the truck before it came to rest
• That the Missouri Highway Patrol will open an accident reconstruction on this fatal crash
• That the ECM of the tractor-trailer was not destroyed in the crash

Our Missouri truck accident injury lawyers will continue to keep the public posted as we investigate this fatal accident that prematurely claimed 3 lives.  After all, someone needs to bring this ongoing problem to the public's attention.  Reckless truck drivers endanger everyone on the road, including themselves.  Unfortunately, 3 people lost their lives in this crash and the residents of Bonne Terre will mourn this loss for some time.

Our Bonne Terre St. Francois County Missouri wrongful death lawyers are available toll-free at (866) 840-3636.  Lets do our best to uncover the facts of this case and hopefully other trucking companies will take heed that Missouri residents are not going to stand for rogue trucking companies and the reckless truck drivers that needlessly endanger everyone.