A Missouri teenager has been charged with involuntary manslaughter and texting-while-driving for killing another motorist. The teenager will face trial as an adult.

In Missouri, all drivers under 21 are prohibited from texting while driving. The offense carries a $200 fine. Second-degree involuntary manslaughter is punishable by up to four years in prison.

The teenage killed a 72-year-old woman and injured the woman’s 10-year old granddaughter last September.

A passenger in Gannon’s car told police that the teen lost control while texting and looking at her cell phone.

“Texting-while-driving is at least as dangerous as drinking and driving. We make a crime of that for anybody, no matter the age. It also ought to be a crime for anybody, regardless of how old you are, to text while driving,” said Prosecuting Attorney Eric Zahnd.

A recent study has shown that despite the known safety risks, teen drivers are now texting more than ever.

Read more: http://www.ky3.com/news/ky3-teenager-from-kansas-city-is-charged-with-texting-before-fatal-crash-20120420,0,885659.story

If you or someone you love has been injured by a texting driver, please contact the experienced car accident attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

A recent article on KSPR.com suggests that despite all of the warnings and acknowledgments that texting while driving is dangerous, teens are still doing it. The article reads as follows:

Several years after a massive national campaign to stop teen texting and driving a new survey says it isn’t working. conducted for state farm, it shows 14 to 17-year-olds are still texting behind the wheel, while admitting its dangerous, even deadly.

In the summer of 2009 it became illegal for anyone 21 and under to text and drive in Missouri. Since the law went into effect the Missouri Highway Patrol has issued more than 130 tickets for the violation state-wide, but teens themselves will tell you that hasn’t fixed the problem.

2:45 p.m. is high school rush hour. Students pour out of Parkview; the goal– get in the car, get on the phone.

Arianna Beckham and Taylor Hulsey sheepishly admit they don’t just talk, they text.

“Every time I get a text,” Beckyham says she replies.

The girls also admit it’s dangerous; they’ve both been on the receiving end of a texting driver’s folly.

“I was a passenger and the person behind us hit us. She was texting,” Hulsey tells us.

“In the school parking lot the third day I started driving at school I got bumped from a guy texting behind me,” Beckham tells us.

Sometimes it’s worse. Car wrecks are the leading cause of teen deaths in Missouri, and inattention is the leading cause of car wrecks. That’s why for years the state highway patrol has been cracking down on teen texting.

“The highway patrol has not only increased enforcement efforts but we’ve gotten into schools,” explains Sergeant Jason Pace.

A new nationwide survey suggests that might not be enough. The results this year are virtually the same as when it was first conducted in 2010.

57% of the teens surveyed say they have texted while driving. 76% say they believe regular texters and drivers will eventually be killed in a car crash, and 93% say regular texters and drivers will eventually have some kind of a car crash, so clearly there is a disconnect.

Still– Pace is convinced the message is translating.

“Some statistics show you’re 23 times more likely to be involved in a traffic crash while using a cell phone or texting and driving so people are understanding that, they are pulling over,” Pace says.

Shelby Martin is pulling over.

“I was raised better,” the Parkview Student tells us.

So are Evan Atwood and his friend and fellow sophomore Darren Busbey.

“I just wait til I get to where I’m going and check it out,” the boys tell us.

As for Beckham and Hulsey– it may take more direct intervention.

“I got pulled over for speeding, so I don’t speed anymore. So if I got pulled over for texting I probably wouldn’t text anymore,” Beckham concludes.

The Missouri Highway Patrol has added a new feature to its online crash reports in 2012. You can now break down the cause of a crash to something as specific as texting, so it will be easier to track those numbers.

37 states and Washington DC ban texting while driving for drivers of all ages. Six states including Missouri have a ban for a specific age group.

Read more: http://articles.kspr.com/2012-04-10/teen-texting_31321327

The attorneys at Strong-Garner-Bauer have seen first hand the life-changing impact texting and driving can have. Texting while driving not only poses a substantial risk to your own life, but also the safety of everyone on the road. The attorneys at Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. urge all drivers to be mindful of this and do not text and drive.

If you have been involved in a car accident where someone hit you while texting and driving, please contact the experienced car accident attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

Deaths from traffic accidents rise 6 percent on tax day, that mid-April paroxysm of collective financial agony, according to a study published in Wednesday’s edition of the Journal of the American Medical Association. This year, since the traditional IRS tax filing deadline of April 15 falls on Sunday, the deadline will be Tuesday, April 17.

A pair of Canadian researchers tallied up U.S. tax day traffic fatalities for each year between 1980 and 2009, then compared the figures to those from two “control” days, exactly one week before and one week after. On average, they found, there were 226 deaths on tax day — 13 more than on nontax days.

The rise in e-filing — which would presumably keep procrastinators from speeding recklessly to the nearest post office — doesn’t appear to have put a dent in the trend, said Dr. Donald Redelmeier of the University of Toronto’s Institute of Health Policy, Management and Evaluation, who led the study.

Perhaps that’s because the heightened danger involves more than a deadline dash to a mailbox. Stress is a likely culprit, Redelmeier said: In general, most accidents are the result of human error, not mechanical failure, and stress has been shown to significantly worsen performance behind the wheel.

About 20 percent to 25 percent of American taxpayers file their returns within the last two weeks before the deadline, according to the Internal Revenue Service.

But even for those who don’t procrastinate, the arrival of tax day can prompt enough distraction to spell trouble, said William Helton, a psychologist at the University of Canterbury in Christchurch, New Zealand, who was not involved in the study.

“It might not even be that you’re anxious,” Helton said, but “you’re thinking about the nitty-gritty: ‘Line 27, did I put the right number in?’ ”

And then there are all those other edgy drivers to worry about, Redelmeier said, pointing out that his study used data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration but did not determine the circumstances behind those deadly accidents or ascertain who was at fault.

“Just because you’ve filed early doesn’t mean this is not going to affect you,” he said. “If you’re on the road for 20 to 25 minutes, it brings you into contact with 100 other drivers, any one of which could change your life forever.”

More research is needed to untangle the link between tax day and traffic deaths, said Dr. Ricardo Martinez, who headed the traffic safety administration in the 1990s. Among the outstanding questions: Does the increased risk come from a small number of really stressed-out drivers — last-minute filers, perhaps — or a large number of slightly edgy ones?

Either way, the researchers emphasized that stress is the issue in question here, not Uncle Sam. “We are not advocating an abolition of taxes,” Redelmeier said. “That does not make the problem go away.”

Read more: http://www.stltoday.com/lifestyles/health-med-fit/fitness/fatal-traffic-accidents-are-more-common-on-tax-day-study/article_23c5d859-3260-58cd-9564-1a403f887c98.html#ixzz1rnFpFxWG

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

Kansas City police have identified a 19-year-old man who died in a head-on collision earlier today in the Northland as Cameron M. Heath.

The two-vehicle accident occurred about 6:45 a.m. at Northeast 46th Terrace and North Brighton Avenue.

According to police, a southbound silver Pontiac collided head-on with a northbound Tahoe.

Heath, a Kansas City resident, was driving the Pontiac. Three people in the Tahoe were taken to a hospital with what were believed to be non-life-threatening injuries.

Read more here: http://www.kansascity.com/2012/03/15/3492227/emergency-crews-working-crash.html#storylink=cpy

If you or someone you love has been injured in a car wreck, please contact the experienced Springfield car accident attorney’s of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.

Missouri Lawyers Weekly recently published an article recounting the Greene County trial of Lewis v. Busco Inc. The plaintiff, Daniel Lewis was represented by Springfield Lawyer of the Year Steve Garner. The article reads as follows:

A Greene County jury awarded nearly $1 million to a Republic man whose car was hit by a charter tour bus headed to Branson in a 2007 accident.

That Nov. 18, Daniel Lewis, then 37, was driving his 1990 Honda Accord on Route N in southwest Missouri. A charter bus heading the opposite direction on the rural road turned in front of Lewis’ car and struck the driver’s side, according to the plaintiff’s attorneys’ written case description. James P. Mailen of Lawrence, Kan., was driving the bus.

Lewis, a concrete finisher, suffered back and spine injuries that have left him unable to work, said attorney Steve Garner, who took over the case in November, a month before the trial, after Lewis’ first lawyers stepped aside. Neither Mailen nor the bus passengers were injured. The bus driver had made a wrong turn and was trying to get back onto Interstate 44, Garner said.

Lewis sued the bus driver and Busco Inc., which owned the bus, in November 2009. The Norfolk, Neb., company does business as Arrow Stage Lines.

A four-day jury trial began on Dec. 19. In his opening arguments, Garner told the jury of his client’s history of methamphetamine abuse and “petty crimes that go along with people who have substance abuse problems.” Lewis’ rap sheet includes previous convictions for burglary, drug possession and drunken driving, court records show. He was also on probation at the time of the trial.

Lewis’ drug addiction prevented him from being treated with prescription painkillers, Garner said.

“He has chronic pain and can’t take painkillers other than over-the-counter medicine,” he said. “The jury was good to their promises not to consider [his drug abuse]. I think lawyers give it a lot more credence than jurors do.”

Lewis agreed to dismiss Mailen, the bus driver, from the case two weeks before trial.

“I didn’t see any need to drag that guy to court,” Garner said. “Ultimately, insurance is responsible. I didn’t want the jury to feel sorry for this driver.”

On cross-examination, defense attorney Dana Mark Harris elicited testimony from Lewis’ doctor that the accident victim’s injuries could have been “psychologically perpetuated.” The physician also said Lewis was “doctor shopping” in an attempt to obtain prescription narcotics.

“It appeared to me that the complaints went beyond the normal healing course,” Harris said. “His treating doctor agreed with me.”

During jury deliberations, Garner and Harris reached a high-low agreement, calling for a minimum payment to Lewis of $175,000 and a maximum of $1 million. On the trial’s fourth day, the jury returned a plaintiff’s verdict of $941,000.

Harris said he was disappointed in the verdict but didn’t plan to appeal.

Read more: http://molawyersmedia.com/blog/2012/03/12/drug-addicted-plaintiff-wins-southwest-mo-trial/

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 25-year-old Texas man was pronounced dead at the scene of an early-morning crash today at Commercial Street and National Avenue, according to a report from the Springfield Police Department.

Brandon S. Smith, of Copperas Cove, Texas, was a passenger in a westbound 1997 Acura driven by Harold L. Evans, 33, of Galena. Evans reportedly lost control of the car and struck a traffic signal pole at the northeast corner of the intersection, the report said.

The accident occured about 12:15 a.m.

The Acura then struck a 76 Ford LTD that was southbound on National and stopped for a red light at Commercial.

A second passenger in the Acura was not injured, Evans suffered minor injuries, and was taken into custody due to alcohol impairment, according to the police report.

Speed is also thought to have been a contributing factor in the crash. The investigation is ongoing, police said.

Read more: http://www.news-leader.com/article/20120303/NEWS01/303040011/fatal-crash-harold-evans-brandon-smith?odyssey=tab|topnews|text|FRONTPAGE

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.

The city of Kansas City got hit with a verdict of more than $1 million for a fatal accident that the victim’s relatives blamed in part on a poorly designed and maintained traffic signal.

Tina Jons had mistakenly entered the downtown intersection of 18th and Charlotte streets, believing she had a green light, and caused a crash resulting in the death of Stephen Sasnett. Another vehicle, driven by Ronald Brooks, collided with Jons’ car, sending her vehicle in the air. It landed on Sasnett’s vehicle.Jons, who actually ran a red light, later learned she had looked at green traffic lights in a nearby intersection to the west.

Sasnett’s survivors, including his wife and children, filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Jons and Brooks for negligence and also sued Kansas City, claiming the city contributed to the accident because its improper design and maintenance of the traffic signal created a dangerous public condition.

If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a car accident or as a result of a dangerous condition, please contact the experienced attorneys at Strong-Garner-Bauer at 417-887-4300.

All to often trucking accidents involve drivers who are operating an eighteen wheeler on inadequate rest or are carrying a load that exceeds capacity regulations. The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is in the final stages of two related truck rules: to limit service to 10 consecutive hours and to require trucks to convert to electronic on-board recorders to keep tabs on the hours driven continuously. The Truck Safety Coalition is pushing for quick approval of the rules, while the trucking industry supports the on-board recorders but not changing the driving limits.

Joan Claybrook, a consumer activist, stated that ”every year about 4,000 people needlessly die on our highways and 100,000 more are injured in truck crashes.” “Families and truck drivers are being slaughtered on our highways because of the trucking industry’s relentless push for bigger, overweight trucks operated by drivers who are exhausted and pressured to meet unreasonable delivery deadlines.”

If you or a loved one has been injured in a trucking accident, you may be entitled to compensation.  The attorneys at Strong-Garner-Bauer are experienced truck accident lawyers.

A Vandalia man was injured in an car accident in Pike County over the weekend.

According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, the man was driving south when he failed to handle a curve correctly and ran off the left side of the road.

The driver then lost control of the vehicle causing it to flip and roll over. The man was transported to Pike County Memorial Hospital in Louisiana for treatment.

Car accidents can happen unexpectedly and cause serious injury, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.

Teens from Scott County were injured after a car accident on Tuesday morning.

According to the Missouri State Patrol, the accident occurred as the 16-year-old driver ran off the road and into the median. His vehicle the jumped a ditch and struck an embankment.

The driver was taken to the hospital to be treated for his non-life threatening injuries and the 18-year-old passenger was taken to the hospital with serious injuries. According to officials, both teens were wearing seat belts at the time of the accident.

Car accidents can happen quickly and change the lives of many, our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim.

Two are dead and as many as 50 more are injured following a tragic accident involving two school buses, an 18-wheeler semi truck, and an SUV. According to reports, the tragic accident occurred approximately 40 miles from St. Louis, Missouri, and shut down traffic for approximately four hours as rescue workers fought to take control of the situation.

The spokesman for the Missouri Department of Transportation noted that the accident likely occurred at the 250-mile marker on 1-44 at approximately 10:30 in the morning. The buses were conveying 8th-grade members of the St. James school district marching band to a Six Flags amusement park.

Forty-five children were rushed to nearby hospitals and are currently undergoing treatment. The cause of the accident has not yet been determined. The attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer ask you to keep the victims of this terrible accident in your thoughts.

Two men were injured in a car accident involving two cars and an Amish buggy.

A man from Seymour was attempting to steer his bugging away from a car that was parked on the side of Missouri 60 in Diggins. The Amish buggy was then hit by a 2004 Ford driven by a 35-year-old man.

The driver of the car was taken to the hospital with non life-threatening injuries. The driver of the buggy also suffered minor injuries but declined medical treatment. An investigation into the accident is still underway.

If you or a loved one has been injured in car accident, contact the Springfield car accident lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer by calling 417-887-4300.

A woman from Philadelphia, Missouri was injured in a one-vehicle accident in U.S. 24, two miles east of Moberly.

The woman was driving the vehicle east on the U.S. 24 when the she ran the car off of the road for unknown reasons. The car overturned several times before coming to the a stop.

The driver was thrown from the vehicle and was in serious condition when emergency crews arrived. The 20-year-old was first taken to a local hospital and then transferred by helicopter to the University Hospital in Columbia.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a car accident, contact the Springfield car accident lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer by calling 417-887-4300 to discuss you legal options.

The Missouri Highway Patrol is investigating a fatal pedestrian accident on I-70.

A man was trying walk to safety after his vehicle was involved in a car accident on I-70 when he was struck by two vehicles. The accident began when a 20-year-old driver lost control of his SUV and slammed into the median which caused the vehicle to spin around before coming to a stop facing east in the westbound lanes.

The man then got out of the car to walk to safety when he was struck by a Ford Ranger and then by a second vehicle who fled the scene. The man was pronounced dead at the scene by emergency crews.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a car accident, contact the Springfield car accident lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer by calling 417-887-4300.

Seneca police were responding to reports yesterday of an accident on Missouri 43 south of Seneca when a 1998 Oldmosbile Bravada that had slowed down to avoid the first accident was struck by a 1990 Mazda Protege.

The Protege was forced off the road and crashed into a Seneca police patrol car, while the Bravada was pushed across the center line and collided with a 2004 Dodge Ram pickup truck.

The 25-year-old driver of the Protege sustained serious injuries, while his 15-year-old and 27-year-old passengers suffered moderate injuries. According to police, no one in the car was wearing a seatbelt.

Seat belts were worn by both the 17-year-old driver of the Bravada and his 15-year-old passenger, both of whom sustatined minor injuries.

The patrol car and pickup truck took minor damage while the Bravada and Protege were both completely totaled.

If you or someone you love has been in an auto accident involving a reckless or negligent driver, contact the Springfield car accident lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer by calling 417-887-4300.

One man was killed in a two-car crash on Missouri 47 in Warren County.

Officials say that the police officer was driving northbound int the southbound lane to pass stopped traffic when a vehicle made a left turn in front of the police car and the two vehicles collided. The police car was passing the traffic in order to respond to another police officer’s in-need call and his lights and sirens were activated.

The 59-year-old driver of the car was pronounced dead at the scene and there has been no update on the police officer.

If you or someone you love has been injured in a car accident, contact the Springfield motor vehicle accident lawyers of Strong-Bauer-Garner by calling 417-887-4300.

A 17-year-old woman from Pleasant Hope was seriously injured in Polk County on Saturday afternoon.

The woman was driving her 1997 Chevy Tahoe westbound on the Polk County KK when she drove off the left side of the road. She then overcorrected and drove off the right side of the road, causing her vehicle to flip over. The driver was not wearing a seatbelt. She was rushed to St. John’s hospital in Springfield for treatment for serious injuries.

If you or a loved one has been injured in a rollover crash, contact the Springfield car accident lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300 to discuss your legal options.

A Missouri woman was struck by a car and injured Sunday while assisting a senior citizen who was involved a separate car accident.

Officers with the Missouri Highway Patrol say the 25 year-old good samaritan was helping an injured 70 year-old man along Interstate 70 at Adams Dairy Parkway when she was struck by a car. The elderly man was traveling east pulling a camper trailer on the interstate and lost control shortly after 3:30 a.m. Sunday.

The woman was one of several people assisting the injured man. Brett Deberry was on the side of the road when the woman was hit. “We got out of the car to see if [the elderly man] was OK. As we were doing that, I was screaming for everybody to get back,” Deberry said. “There was another car coming down the highway. It ran right into her… It was a big mess.”

The woman who was hit and the man she was helping were both transported to an area hospital for treatment. The nature and extent of their injuries is not known.

Missouri Highway Patrol officials did not release any details on the driver of the vehicle that struck the woman.

If you have been injured in an accident caused by a reckless or negligent driver, contact a Springfield personal injury attorney of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300 today.

Two women from Hannibal, Missouri were injured Wednesday, in a car accident on Route V near New London.

According to officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 20 year-old Taryn L. Marquardt was driving a 2005 Ford west on Route V, three miles east of New London, shortly after 5:00 a.m. Wednesday when the accident occurred. Police say Marquardt lost control of the vehicle, went off the right side of the road, and struck a tree.

Marquardt and her passenger, 18 year-old Angela D. Keith, were transported by Marion County Ambulance to the Hannibal Regional Hospital for treatment. The nature and extent of their injuries is not known. Police say neither of the women was wearing a seat belt at the time of the crash.

The Ralls County Fire Department and Ralls County Sheriff’s Department also responded to the crash.

If you have been injured in an accident caused by a reckless or negligent driver, contact the Springfield personal injury lawyer of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300 today.

Police arrested a Florissant man who allegedly stole a Lexus from a car dealership and triggered a five-car accident Wednesday.

According to officials with the Missouri Highway Patrol, 21 year-old Dawite Derjew stole a 2006 Lexus from the Dave Mungenast car dealership shortly after 9:00 a.m. Wednesday. Police say the man sped away from the lot on Lindbergh Boulevard, lost control of the vehicle and crossed the centerline into oncoming traffic.

A police crash report says the Lexus struck the side of a Ford Ranger driven by 63 year-old Micahel McGaughey near the Industrial Lane intersection. The Lexus continued traveling north down the road and collided with a Ford Explorer driven by 22 year-old Katherine Scheiwe. The force of the impact caused the Explorer to spin out and hit a Chevrolet K1500 driven by 51 year-old Theodore Rodgers. The Lexus then smashed into a Mercury Sable driven by 65 year-old William Wandling.

Troopers with the Missouri State Highway Patrol say Scheiwe and Wandling both sustained serious injuries in the crash. Police described McGaughey’s injuries as minor. All three drivers were transported to DePaul Hospital for treatment.

Officials say Derjew was ejected from the Lexus and was found semiconscious on the roadway. He was also taken to DePaul for treatment.

Derjew has been charged with stealing a motor vehicle, first-degree property damage, and resisting arrest. He is being held in lieu of a $10,000 bond.

If you have been injured in an accident caused by a reckless or negligent driver, it is important to have a strong understanding of the legal options available to a victim in the aftermath of a car accident. For a professional and realistic evaluation of your situation, please contact a Springfield personal injury lawyer of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300 today.

A man from Fairfax, Missouri was injured in a head-on collision with a tractor-trailer Thursday.

According to officials with the Missouri State Highway Patrol, 21 year-old Jordan Hughes was traveling north on U.S. Highway 59 when he lost control of his 1996 Pontiac on the snowy road. Hughes’ vehicle crossed the centerline and struck a 2001 FRHT tractor-trailer before sliding off the road.

The tractor-trailer ran off the road into an embankment, blocking the northbound lane of the highway.

Authorities say Hughes was not wearing a seat belt at the time of the accident. He was transported by Atchison-Holt Ambulance to Fairfax community Hospital, where he is believed to be in serious condition.

The 70 year-old driver of the tractor-trailer, Jay Deyoung, was not injured in the crash.

If you have been injured in an accident caused by the reckless or negligent actions of another driver, contact the Springfield personal injury lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300 to discuss your legal options.

A Missouri State Highway Patrol trooper was unharmed after his vehicle was struck by a motorist while parked on Interstate I-55 in Jefferson County on Sunday. The trooper’s vehicle was parked on the eastbound side of the interstate when it was struck by a 22-year old Missouri man. The officer was not in the vehicle at the time, and was able to leave the scene without medical attention. The driver of the other vehicle was taken to a local hospital for treatment of minor injuries.

If you have been injured in an accident caused by the reckless or negligent actions of another individual, contact the Springfield personal injury attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300 to discuss your legal options.

The Missouri Highway Patrol reported that two Bolivar men were injured in a head-on collision on Polk County 54, a few miles north of Bolivar.  The collision occurred when a 2000 Ford F-150 truck driven by a 21-year old man struck a 2002 Cadillac operated by another Missouri man. The two men in the truck suffered mild-to-moderate injuries and were taken to Citizen’s Memorial Hospital in Bolivar.

If you or someone you love has been injured in an accident, contact the Springfield personal injury lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300 to discuss your legal options.

A 22-year old Bourbon, Missouri woman was killed in a two-vehicle accident on Sunday morning on I-44.  Authorities say that the woman was driving the wrong-way down the interstate’s westbound lanes when she struck a tractor-trailer head-on. The accident reportedly occurred just before 2 a.m. on Sunday.

The woman was pronounced dead at the scene, while the driver of the truck was uninjured.

Car accidents can cause serious injury, disability, and even death. If you have been involved in an accident caused by someone else’s negligent or reckless actions, contact the Springfield personal injury lawyers of Strong-Garner-Bauer P.C. at 417-887-4300 today.

A woman has died from injuries sustained in a single-vehicle crash in Taney County on Tuesday. The 63-year-old woman was driving on the Ozark Mountain Highroad, west of Highway 248, near Branson, when she lost control of her vehicle. Authorities say that in an attempt to regain control, the woman over-corrected and the vehicle rolled over several times.

Rescue crews arrived on the scene to find the woman trapped underneath the vehicle. They freed her and the woman was airlifted to St. John’s Health Center in Springfield. She died Wednesday from her injuries.

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