Truck Accident on Route 66 Claims the Life of A Pacific Woman

The effects of truck accident injuries can be devastating and the consequences overwhelming to deal with. 

Missouri drivers share the road with 80,000 pound tractor trailers every day. While we rely on them for the transportation of goods across the country, when a passenger vehicle is involved in an accident with one, the results can be devastating.

This was the case for a woman from Pacific, Missouri on November 8, 2012. She was driving her pick-up truck west on U.S. Route 66 when she hit a guard rail. The impact caused her to overcompensate and hit the guard rail on the opposite side of the highway. A tractor trailer that was traveling east was unable to avoid crashing into the woman’s truck.

The report said she was not wearing her seat belt and was killed in the collision. Whether or not this contributed to her death has yet been determined. However, statistically when a smaller vehicle is involved in an accident and the driver or passengers are not wearing their safety belts, fatalities occur. When the accident involves a tractor trailer, the chances can be even greater.

The effects of truck accident injuries can be devastating and the consequences overwhelming to deal with. If you or a love one has been involved in a truck accident, call the St. Louis Truck Accident Lawyers today at the Zevan and Davidson Law Firm. Since 1991, our Truck Accident Lawyers have been standing up for the rights of accident victims in St. Louis, Missouri and Illinois. Our firm has recovered millions on behalf of accident victims. Although monetary compensation can never return a person’s health or erase the lasting effects of a catastrophic injury, it can alleviate many of the day-to-day problems confronted by truck accident victims and their families.

Contact us at (314) 588-7200 for a free and private consultation. You may also fill out our brief online contact form.

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