Missouri Car Crash Kills Four, Injures Two
A recent Missouri car crash killed four and critically injured two. As the St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports, the Des Peres accident was caused by an off-duty Sunset Hills police officer, who was allegedly drunk. Police are considering filing manslaughter charges against the police officer, whose negligent actions killed four female college students. Civil cases have not yet been filed.
Although the Missouri State Highway Patrol will not definitively comment on whether or not the officer was drunk, they have confirmed that there are strong suspicions she was drunk at the time of the auto accident in Missouri. The 41-year-old police officer, from Kirkwood, is still in critical condition. Additionally, the police officer’s son is currently facing manslaughter charges because he drove while drunk and killed a passenger in his vehicle last year.
In this case, the police officer was driving her Mitsubishi Eclipse at 1:45 a.m. on Saturday when she crashed into a vehicle carrying five people. The police officer was driving the wrong way on the road when she crashed into the other vehicle, carrying graduate students from Eastern Illinois University. Those killed in the accident were all females under the age of 25, and the one survivor in the vehicle, a 27-year-old female, is listed in serious condition at St. John’s Mercy Medical Center.
Although personal injury claims have not yet been filed, it is likely that this case will result in wrongful death actions because if it were not for the negligent actions of the police officer, it is likely that four college students would still be alive. Wrongful death in Missouri can be filed by the loved ones of those killed in accidents and compensate victims’ families for damages suffered, ranging from funeral costs and emotional distress to loss of consortium.
As founding partner of Page//Cagle, a Missouri Injury Law Firm, I represent the families of those wrongfully killed in St. Louis motor vehicle accidents. If you or a loved one is injured in a Missouri car crash, call me for a free consultation. You pay nothing for the counsel from your skilled St. Louis personal injury attorney unless you recover. Call me at 314.322.8515 or toll free at 1.800.500.INJURY (4658) for a free consultation. You can also email me at john@pagecagle.com or visit www.missouricaraccident.com for more information.
