In the state of Missouri, it is legal to talk on the phone while driving a passenger vehicle. But the law regarding cell phone usage while operating a commercial vehicle has changed. Depending on the weight of the truck, a new federal mandate states that those driving a commercial vehicle must use a “one touch” method if they wish to talk on the cell phone while driving.

“It would be a hands free device,” said Sgt. Bernhardt.

“A one touch telephone call can be made utilizing a cell phone only if it can be done while the driver is seat belted in the seat of a commercial vehicle. Commercial motor vehicle drivers can no longer hold the cell phone in their hand to make a call or answer a call, unless it is being used in an emergency or to contact law enforcement to report crashes, or intoxicated drivers.”

Bernhardt said that several months ago, the Department of Transportation set a mandate that it is against the law to text while operating a commercial vehicle. There are also restrictions for young drivers regarding texting and driving.

“In the state of Missouri, it is illegal for anyone 21 or younger to operate a motor vehicle and send or receive a text or use a mobile data device,” Sgt. Bernhardt said.

Bernhardt mentioned that this law also applies to those 21 and younger participating in activities such as reading Facebook feeds on smart phones while driving. Although it is legal for those over 21 to text while driving in the state of Missouri, Sgt. Bernhardt said it is certainly not the safest thing to do while out on the roads.

“Obviously texting or talking on the cell phone is a very unsafe driving practice because when you’re talking on the cell phone, when you’re texting, that takes your eyes off of the roadway and gives you an increased chance of being involved in a traffic crash . ”

Here are the Missouri State Highway Patrol statistics to prove his claim. In 2010, there were 151,353 car crashes in the State of Missouri. Of those crashes, 21 people were killed due to the driver using a cell phone at the the time of crash. 558 were injured. Also, there were 1,772 traffic crashes in 2010 due to driving and using a cell phone. In regards to commercial vehicles, they were involved in nine percent of all traffic crashes in 2010. In those crashes, 105 people were killed and 4,007 were injured.

Read More: http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=711970

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In the state of Missouri, it is legal to talk on the phone while driving a passenger vehicle. But the law regarding cell phone usage while operating a commercial vehicle has changed. Depending on the weight of the truck, a new federal mandate states that those driving a commercial vehicle must use a “one touch” method if they wish to talk on the cell phone while driving.

“It would be a hands free device,” said Sgt. Bernhardt.

“A one touch telephone call can be made utilizing a cell phone only if it can be done while the driver is seat belted in the seat of a commercial vehicle. Commercial motor vehicle drivers can no longer hold the cell phone in their hand to make a call or answer a call, unless it is being used in an emergency or to contact law enforcement to report crashes, or intoxicated drivers.”

Bernhardt said that several months ago, the Department of Transportation set a mandate that it is against the law to text while operating a commercial vehicle. There are also restrictions for young drivers regarding texting and driving.

“In the state of Missouri, it is illegal for anyone 21 or younger to operate a motor vehicle and send or receive a text or use a mobile data device,” Sgt. Bernhardt said.

Bernhardt mentioned that this law also applies to those 21 and younger participating in activities such as reading Facebook feeds on smart phones while driving. Although it is legal for those over 21 to text while driving in the state of Missouri, Sgt. Bernhardt said it is certainly not the safest thing to do while out on the roads.

“Obviously texting or talking on the cell phone is a very unsafe driving practice because when you’re talking on the cell phone, when you’re texting, that takes your eyes off of the roadway and gives you an increased chance of being involved in a traffic crash . ”

Here are the Missouri State Highway Patrol statistics to prove his claim. In 2010, there were 151,353 car crashes in the State of Missouri. Of those crashes, 21 people were killed due to the driver using a cell phone at the the time of crash. 558 were injured. Also, there were 1,772 traffic crashes in 2010 due to driving and using a cell phone. In regards to commercial vehicles, they were involved in nine percent of all traffic crashes in 2010. In those crashes, 105 people were killed and 4,007 were injured.

Read More: http://www.heartlandconnection.com/news/story.aspx?id=711970

If you or a loved one have been involved in a trucking accident, please contact the experienced trucking accident lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

A second person has died from a crash in Branson Monday (1-16).

The Taney County coroner says 90 year old Lucille Hoegerl, Harrison, AR, died two days after a pickup and car collided on Shepherd of the Hills Expressway in Branson. Coroner Kevin Tweedy tells KSPR News, Hoegerl was a passenger in a car that was hit by a pickup driven by Angus Walker who also died in the crash.

The 42 year old Walker was a Western Taney County Firefighter. Authorities say his pickup crossed the center line and crashed into the car driven by Toni Hoegerl. The 65 year old Harrison, AR woman is recovering in a Springfield hospital.

Read More: http://articles.kspr.com/2012-01-19/ar-woman_30645350

If you or a loved one have been injured in a car accident, please contact the experienced Springfield car accident attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

A second person has died from a crash in Branson Monday (1-16).

The Taney County coroner says 90 year old Lucille Hoegerl, Harrison, AR, died two days after a pickup and car collided on Shepherd of the Hills Expressway in Branson. Coroner Kevin Tweedy tells KSPR News, Hoegerl was a passenger in a car that was hit by a pickup driven by Angus Walker who also died in the crash.

The 42 year old Walker was a Western Taney County Firefighter. Authorities say his pickup crossed the center line and crashed into the car driven by Toni Hoegerl. The 65 year old Harrison, AR woman is recovering in a Springfield hospital.

Read More: http://articles.kspr.com/2012-01-19/ar-woman_30645350

If you or a loved one have been injured in a car accident, please contact the experienced Springfield car accident attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), 30,797 people died in fatal motor vehicle crashes across the U.S. in 2009. The Missouri Department of Public Safety reported 821 fatal motor vehicle accidents in Missouri alone in 2010.

More people are buckling up these days, but a recent study indicates there is one group that still remains vulnerable to injury in an accident. The bad news is that there may not be much they can do about it. According to a University of Virginia study published in the October edition of the American Journal of Public Health, women are more likely to be injured in car accidents than men. The disparity between genders is due in large part to vehicle safety feature design.

Study results

Researchers examined NHTSA motor vehicle accident data from 1998 through 2008. The women drivers in the study were an average of five and a half inches shorter than the men, an average of 35 pounds lighter, less likely to be overweight and more were driving newer passenger cars at the time of their accidents. Even after controlling for these and other variables, researchers found that women wearing seatbelts were 47 percent more likely to suffer injuries than male drivers wearing seatbelts. Women tended to have more spine and chest injuries than men drivers in crashes that were comparable in severity. Women also suffered more injuries in their lower extremities than men did.

Vehicle Safety Features

Researchers suggest that the reason for the higher risk of injuries for women drivers lies in the fact that safety equipment in vehicles does not take into account the differences in women’s bodies. The way that vehicle manufacturers position seat belts, for example, does not factor in women’s neck strength and musculature, their height or the differences in how women sit in car seats. Engineers usually design car safety features with men’s bodies in mind. Those differences may contribute to greater injuries by women.

Researchers noted that women were more vulnerable to injury in car accidents and that federal regulations need to focus on reducing the gender disparity in vehicle safety standards.

If you or a loved one have been injured in a car accident, please contact the experienced Springfield car accident lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

Two people were injured Tuesday evening after an accident in Troy Missouri.

The Lincoln County firefighters responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 61 and S. Lincoln Drive at 6:17 p.m.

Firefighters say a passenger van sustained major damage and was nearly ripped in half. A dump truck was also overturned with its entire load of corn spread over the highway.

There was one victim from the van who was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.

The dump truck driver was flown by helicopter to the same hospital.

The condition of both victims is unknown.

The Missouri Department of Transportation helped firefighters move several tons of corn from the highway to the side of the road. It will be completely removed with a vacuum truck to prevent the attraction of deer and other animals to the highway.

The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.

Read More: http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/299291/3/Two-injured-in-Troy-Missouri-car-accident-at-Highway-61-and-S-Lincoln-Drive

If you or a loved one have been injured in a car accident, please contact the experienced Springfield car accident attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

Two people were injured Tuesday evening after an accident in Troy Missouri.

The Lincoln County firefighters responded to a report of a motor vehicle accident at the intersection of Highway 61 and S. Lincoln Drive at 6:17 p.m.

Firefighters say a passenger van sustained major damage and was nearly ripped in half. A dump truck was also overturned with its entire load of corn spread over the highway.

There was one victim from the van who was taken by ambulance to a local hospital.

The dump truck driver was flown by helicopter to the same hospital.

The condition of both victims is unknown.

The Missouri Department of Transportation helped firefighters move several tons of corn from the highway to the side of the road. It will be completely removed with a vacuum truck to prevent the attraction of deer and other animals to the highway.

The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating the accident.

Read More: http://www.ksdk.com/news/article/299291/3/Two-injured-in-Troy-Missouri-car-accident-at-Highway-61-and-S-Lincoln-Drive

If you or a loved one have been injured in a car accident, please contact the experienced Springfield car accident attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

A child struck by a vehicle about 4:30 p.m. in Shawnee was transported with a critical head injury to Children’s Mercy Hospital.

The incident occurred in the 13000 block of West 70th Terrace, near Gillette Street. Police said a 62-year-old woman with a possible medical condition struck a parked vehicle, which pushed it into a 12-year-old boy.

A witness said a maroon car jumped a curb and hit a van that was parked in a driveway. The witness said the boy, whose family apparently recently moved to the neighborhood, was among three children who were playing in the yard of the house.

The driver did not appear to be injured but was transported to Shawnee Mission Medical Center.

The boy’s family was with him at Children’s Mercy.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/01/16/3374085/child-struck-by-vehicle-in-shawnee.html#storylink=cpy

If you or a loved one have been seriously injured in a pedestrian accident, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

An employee of a St. Louis sign-making company died after being crushed by a press machine.

St. Louis fire battalion chief Tom McClain says an employee of Butler Merchandising Solutions died Tuesday evening after becoming trapped in machinery at the business.

His name was not immediately release.

McLain said it was unclear how the man became trapped in the press, which he described as the size of a pickup truck.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/zceBRv) other employees were inside the business at the time, but it was unclear if anyone saw the accident.

Butler Merchandising Solutions makes large signs and displays for grocery stores, bars and other clients.

Read More: http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120111/NEWS11/120111011/man-crushed-machine-sign-st-louis?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s

If you or a loved one have been severely injured or killed on the job, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

An employee of a St. Louis sign-making company died after being crushed by a press machine.

St. Louis fire battalion chief Tom McClain says an employee of Butler Merchandising Solutions died Tuesday evening after becoming trapped in machinery at the business.

His name was not immediately release.

McLain said it was unclear how the man became trapped in the press, which he described as the size of a pickup truck.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/zceBRv) other employees were inside the business at the time, but it was unclear if anyone saw the accident.

Butler Merchandising Solutions makes large signs and displays for grocery stores, bars and other clients.

Read More: http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120111/NEWS11/120111011/man-crushed-machine-sign-st-louis?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s

If you or a loved one have been severely injured or killed on the job, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

An employee of a St. Louis sign-making company died after being crushed by a press machine.

St. Louis fire battalion chief Tom McClain says an employee of Butler Merchandising Solutions died Tuesday evening after becoming trapped in machinery at the business.

His name was not immediately release.

McLain said it was unclear how the man became trapped in the press, which he described as the size of a pickup truck.

The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reports (http://bit.ly/zceBRv) other employees were inside the business at the time, but it was unclear if anyone saw the accident.

Butler Merchandising Solutions makes large signs and displays for grocery stores, bars and other clients.

Read More: http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120111/NEWS11/120111011/man-crushed-machine-sign-st-louis?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|s

If you or a loved one have been severely injured or killed on the job, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

A head-on collision Wednesday morning on Missouri 248 in Taney County left two people seriously injured, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

A 2004 Jeep Liberty driven by Sarah Mifflen, 20, of Forsyth, crossed the center line and struck a 2000 Dodge Stratus driven by Lance Taylor, 38, of Walnut Shade, according to a crash report. The collision happened around 6:15 a.m. Taylor along with a passenger were transported to St. Johns Hospital with serious injuries.

Read More: http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120111/NEWS01/120111008/taney-collision-head-on-mifflen-branson-missouri?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p

If you or a loved one have been injured in a car accident, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

A head-on collision Wednesday morning on Missouri 248 in Taney County left two people seriously injured, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

A 2004 Jeep Liberty driven by Sarah Mifflen, 20, of Forsyth, crossed the center line and struck a 2000 Dodge Stratus driven by Lance Taylor, 38, of Walnut Shade, according to a crash report. The collision happened around 6:15 a.m. Taylor along with a passenger were transported to St. Johns Hospital with serious injuries.

Read More: http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120111/NEWS01/120111008/taney-collision-head-on-mifflen-branson-missouri?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p

If you or a loved one have been injured in a car accident, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

A head-on collision Wednesday morning on Missouri 248 in Taney County left two people seriously injured, according to the Missouri Highway Patrol.

A 2004 Jeep Liberty driven by Sarah Mifflen, 20, of Forsyth, crossed the center line and struck a 2000 Dodge Stratus driven by Lance Taylor, 38, of Walnut Shade, according to a crash report. The collision happened around 6:15 a.m. Taylor along with a passenger were transported to St. Johns Hospital with serious injuries.

Read More: http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120111/NEWS01/120111008/taney-collision-head-on-mifflen-branson-missouri?odyssey=mod|newswell|text|FRONTPAGE|p

If you or a loved one have been injured in a car accident, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

The family of a 92-year-old Kansas City man who died after eating contaminated  cantaloupe is suing for wrongful death.

Relatives of Paul A. Schwarz had filed a damage lawsuit against Jensen  Farms and distributor Frontera Produce after he developed listeriosis in  September after eating the cantaloupe.

Schwarz spent five weeks in the hospital and was in a nursing home before  he died on Dec. 18.

The Kansas City Star reported that attorneys for Schwarz filed the  amended wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Schwarz’s son, Paul F. Schwarz of  Independence.

Federal health investigators this fall linked cantaloupe from Jensen  Farms to 146 cases of listeriosis, which is a bacterial infection. Thirty deaths  and one miscarriage were reported. The number was tallied before Schwarz’s  death.

Read more: http://www.kmbc.com/news/30132607/detail.html#ixzz1ieI6Tfv8o

If you or a loved one have been harmed by contaminated cantaloupe, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

The family of a 92-year-old Kansas City man who died after eating contaminated  cantaloupe is suing for wrongful death.

Relatives of Paul A. Schwarz had filed a damage lawsuit against Jensen  Farms and distributor Frontera Produce after he developed listeriosis in  September after eating the cantaloupe.

Schwarz spent five weeks in the hospital and was in a nursing home before  he died on Dec. 18.

The Kansas City Star reported that attorneys for Schwarz filed the  amended wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Schwarz’s son, Paul F. Schwarz of  Independence.

Federal health investigators this fall linked cantaloupe from Jensen  Farms to 146 cases of listeriosis, which is a bacterial infection. Thirty deaths  and one miscarriage were reported. The number was tallied before Schwarz’s  death.

Read more: http://www.kmbc.com/news/30132607/detail.html#ixzz1ieI6Tfv8o

If you or a loved one have been harmed by contaminated cantaloupe, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

The family of a 92-year-old Kansas City man who died after eating contaminated  cantaloupe is suing for wrongful death.

Relatives of Paul A. Schwarz had filed a damage lawsuit against Jensen  Farms and distributor Frontera Produce after he developed listeriosis in  September after eating the cantaloupe.

Schwarz spent five weeks in the hospital and was in a nursing home before  he died on Dec. 18.

The Kansas City Star reported that attorneys for Schwarz filed the  amended wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Schwarz’s son, Paul F. Schwarz of  Independence.

Federal health investigators this fall linked cantaloupe from Jensen  Farms to 146 cases of listeriosis, which is a bacterial infection. Thirty deaths  and one miscarriage were reported. The number was tallied before Schwarz’s  death.

Read more: http://www.kmbc.com/news/30132607/detail.html#ixzz1ieI6Tfv8o

If you or a loved one have been harmed by contaminated cantaloupe, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

The family of a 92-year-old Kansas City man who died after eating contaminated  cantaloupe is suing for wrongful death.

Relatives of Paul A. Schwarz had filed a damage lawsuit against Jensen  Farms and distributor Frontera Produce after he developed listeriosis in  September after eating the cantaloupe.

Schwarz spent five weeks in the hospital and was in a nursing home before  he died on Dec. 18.

The Kansas City Star reported that attorneys for Schwarz filed the  amended wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Schwarz’s son, Paul F. Schwarz of  Independence.

Federal health investigators this fall linked cantaloupe from Jensen  Farms to 146 cases of listeriosis, which is a bacterial infection. Thirty deaths  and one miscarriage were reported. The number was tallied before Schwarz’s  death.

Read more: http://www.kmbc.com/news/30132607/detail.html#ixzz1ieI6Tfv8o

If you or a loved one have been harmed by contaminated cantaloupe, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

The family of a 92-year-old Kansas City man who died after eating contaminated  cantaloupe is suing for wrongful death.

Relatives of Paul A. Schwarz had filed a damage lawsuit against Jensen  Farms and distributor Frontera Produce after he developed listeriosis in  September after eating the cantaloupe.

Schwarz spent five weeks in the hospital and was in a nursing home before  he died on Dec. 18.

The Kansas City Star reported that attorneys for Schwarz filed the  amended wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Schwarz’s son, Paul F. Schwarz of  Independence.

Federal health investigators this fall linked cantaloupe from Jensen  Farms to 146 cases of listeriosis, which is a bacterial infection. Thirty deaths  and one miscarriage were reported. The number was tallied before Schwarz’s  death.

Read more: http://www.kmbc.com/news/30132607/detail.html#ixzz1ieI6Tfv8o

If you or a loved one have been harmed by contaminated cantaloupe, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

The family of a 92-year-old Kansas City man who died after eating contaminated  cantaloupe is suing for wrongful death.

Relatives of Paul A. Schwarz had filed a damage lawsuit against Jensen  Farms and distributor Frontera Produce after he developed listeriosis in  September after eating the cantaloupe.

Schwarz spent five weeks in the hospital and was in a nursing home before  he died on Dec. 18.

The Kansas City Star reported that attorneys for Schwarz filed the  amended wrongful death lawsuit on behalf of Schwarz’s son, Paul F. Schwarz of  Independence.

Federal health investigators this fall linked cantaloupe from Jensen  Farms to 146 cases of listeriosis, which is a bacterial infection. Thirty deaths  and one miscarriage were reported. The number was tallied before Schwarz’s  death.

Read more: http://www.kmbc.com/news/30132607/detail.html#ixzz1ieI6Tfv8o

If you or a loved one have been harmed by contaminated cantaloupe, please contact the experienced personal injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

The driver of a tractor trailer that struck a car and killed two people Dec.22 on Hwy 49 South in Randolph County is facing additional charges.

Timothy John McCarty, 36, of Cabarrus County, has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. He posted an $80,000 bond.

McCarty was originally charged with passing in a no-passing zone. The accident took place around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Hwy 49 and Dunbar Bridge Road.

He is accused of trying to pass several vehicles in a two-lane no-passing zone while coming over the crest of a hill. Three cars were coming in the opposite direction.

The tractor-trailer collided head-on with one of them side-swiped another, authorities said.

Danny Ray Perry, 49, and Kelly Perry, 53, were struck in a 1997 Chevy Lumina and both died at the scene.

The couple’s grandson, 6-year-old Deacon Cole, was also riding in the car. He was airlifted to Wake Baptist Medical Center and has since been released.

If you or a loved one have been involved in an accident with a tractor trailer, please contact the experienced Springfield tractor trailer accident attorney of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

The driver of a tractor trailer that struck a car and killed two people Dec.22 on Hwy 49 South in Randolph County is facing additional charges.

Timothy John McCarty, 36, of Cabarrus County, has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. He posted an $80,000 bond.

McCarty was originally charged with passing in a no-passing zone. The accident took place around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Hwy 49 and Dunbar Bridge Road.

He is accused of trying to pass several vehicles in a two-lane no-passing zone while coming over the crest of a hill. Three cars were coming in the opposite direction.

The tractor-trailer collided head-on with one of them side-swiped another, authorities said.

Danny Ray Perry, 49, and Kelly Perry, 53, were struck in a 1997 Chevy Lumina and both died at the scene.

The couple’s grandson, 6-year-old Deacon Cole, was also riding in the car. He was airlifted to Wake Baptist Medical Center and has since been released.

If you or a loved one have been involved in an accident with a tractor trailer, please contact the experienced Springfield tractor trailer accident attorney of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

The driver of a tractor trailer that struck a car and killed two people Dec.22 on Hwy 49 South in Randolph County is facing additional charges.

Timothy John McCarty, 36, of Cabarrus County, has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. He posted an $80,000 bond.

McCarty was originally charged with passing in a no-passing zone. The accident took place around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Hwy 49 and Dunbar Bridge Road.

He is accused of trying to pass several vehicles in a two-lane no-passing zone while coming over the crest of a hill. Three cars were coming in the opposite direction.

The tractor-trailer collided head-on with one of them side-swiped another, authorities said.

Danny Ray Perry, 49, and Kelly Perry, 53, were struck in a 1997 Chevy Lumina and both died at the scene.

The couple’s grandson, 6-year-old Deacon Cole, was also riding in the car. He was airlifted to Wake Baptist Medical Center and has since been released.

If you or a loved one have been involved in an accident with a tractor trailer, please contact the experienced Springfield tractor trailer accident attorney of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

The driver of a tractor trailer that struck a car and killed two people Dec.22 on Hwy 49 South in Randolph County is facing additional charges.

Timothy John McCarty, 36, of Cabarrus County, has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. He posted an $80,000 bond.

McCarty was originally charged with passing in a no-passing zone. The accident took place around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Hwy 49 and Dunbar Bridge Road.

He is accused of trying to pass several vehicles in a two-lane no-passing zone while coming over the crest of a hill. Three cars were coming in the opposite direction.

The tractor-trailer collided head-on with one of them side-swiped another, authorities said.

Danny Ray Perry, 49, and Kelly Perry, 53, were struck in a 1997 Chevy Lumina and both died at the scene.

The couple’s grandson, 6-year-old Deacon Cole, was also riding in the car. He was airlifted to Wake Baptist Medical Center and has since been released.

If you or a loved one have been involved in an accident with a tractor trailer, please contact the experienced Springfield tractor trailer accident attorney of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

The driver of a tractor trailer that struck a car and killed two people Dec.22 on Hwy 49 South in Randolph County is facing additional charges.

Timothy John McCarty, 36, of Cabarrus County, has been charged with two counts of involuntary manslaughter. He posted an $80,000 bond.

McCarty was originally charged with passing in a no-passing zone. The accident took place around 5 p.m. at the intersection of Hwy 49 and Dunbar Bridge Road.

He is accused of trying to pass several vehicles in a two-lane no-passing zone while coming over the crest of a hill. Three cars were coming in the opposite direction.

The tractor-trailer collided head-on with one of them side-swiped another, authorities said.

Danny Ray Perry, 49, and Kelly Perry, 53, were struck in a 1997 Chevy Lumina and both died at the scene.

The couple’s grandson, 6-year-old Deacon Cole, was also riding in the car. He was airlifted to Wake Baptist Medical Center and has since been released.

If you or a loved one have been involved in an accident with a tractor trailer, please contact the experienced Springfield tractor trailer accident attorney of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.