A couple from Columbia and a woman from Moberly were taken to the hospital after a wreck in Boone County at Route B and Highway HH early Thursday. The Missouri State Highway Patrol reported that Sara Forsythe, of Moberly, hit a car driven by Hattie Fletcher of Columbia. Mrs. Fletcher’s passenger, Thomas Fletcher, was also injured. Both vehicles were totaled and emergency workers had to extricate all three from their vehicles. Forsythe had moderate injuries and was transported to Boone Hospital Center. The Fletchers were taken to University Hospital, also with moderate injuries. ABC17 news reported the  story  on their website.

Car accidents are serious matters, they may be one of the most traumatic and unfortunate situations you may find yourself in. Such accidents happen in a variety of ways such as rear-end collisions, intersection collision, t-bone accidents, roll-overs, or hit and runs. However, not all car accidents are because of the actions of another driver, but may be the result of a defective product such as a tire, brakes, or defects in the roadway. Many times the cause of an accident is more complex than they initially appear, or may be the fault of more than one party.

These types of cases also include issues of insurance both on the parties causing the harm, as well as first party insurance issues involving uninsured or underinsured motorist claims by the person who was injured against their own insurance policy. These situations arise when the person or persons causing the harm do not have any insurance or not enough insurance, to adequately compensation for the harm caused. For the cause of the car accident is more complex than driver error, the time to appropriately obtain and secure evidence can be critically short especially in cases involving defective products such as defective seatbelts, airbags, tires or gas tanks, or in situations involving large companies who operate tractor trailers, or train companies.

Although the injuries from car accidents can be devastating or result in loss of life, it is important that the people involved in car accidents protect their rights by pursuing professional help as soon as possible.

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