There have been new legal developments out a horrific February car accident in central missouri.
Marty Wilcox, his wife Elisa and the couple’s 3-year-old son Marty were killed February 28 in a head on collision on Highway 52 at Brown Road in Miller County.
The only survivor in the family’s car, was the couple’s baby boy, Gabriel, born just two days before.
Now the mother of Marty Wilcox Sr., has filed a wrongful death lawsuit.
Mary Robinson filed the lawsuit against 19-year-old Emily Frakes on March 19 in miller county.
The Highway Patrol said Frakes crossed the center line on Missouri Highway 52 and hit the Wilcox family head on.
Court documents say Frakes was speeding at the time.
Robinson’s lawsuit claims the teen was careless and negligent.
Robinson said because of that, not only has she lost 3 members of her family, she’s also had to take care of funeral and burial expenses.
The documents also say baby Gabriel will always suffer the loss of his parents and older brother and say the newborn was physically hurt in the crash but the extent of his injuries are unknown.
Robinson claims Frakes was cited for speeding days before the crash and say she showed a conscious and reckless disregard for others.
Baby Gabriel is now in the custody of his mother, Elisa Wilcox’s parents.
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If a loved one has been taken from you or someone you know, please contact the experienced Springfield Missouri wrongful death attorneys of Strong-Garner-Bauer, P.C. at 417-887-4300.
The family of a man who died after he was paralyzed when a skydiving plane crashed settled a wrongful death case a few days before trial was to begin for more than $3 million.
Steven Parrella was a cameraman aboard the plane to record other skydivers, explained his family’s attorney, Morry Cole, of Gray, Ritter & Graham in St. Louis.
The plane crashed near Sullivan, about 70 miles southwest of St. Louis, after it experienced engine failure. Six of the eight people aboard died in the crash.
This is one example where someone’s negligence has left a family in ruin. Tragic as it may be, family members are often left with no choice but to file a wrongful death suit when someone they love is tragically taken from them.
If a family member has been tragically taken from you, please contact the experienced Springfield wrongful death attorney’s 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.
An 11-year-old girl died Friday after falling from a Ferris wheel while on a class trip to an amusement park in New Jersey, police said.
Abiah Jones fell at Morley Piers Mariner’s Landing Pier about 12:30 p.m., according to the Wildwood Police Department.
First responders gave her first aid and took her to Cape Regional Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead about 1:15 p.m., according to police.
The girl was riding one of the park’s main attractions, “The Great Wheel.” At 156 feet, it’s one of the tallest wheels on the East Coast, according to Morley Piers spokeswoman Lindsey Young.
The cause of the girl’s fall was unknown and the Wildwood police and the Cape May County Prosecutor’s Office continue to investigate.
The Carnival Amusement Inspectors of New Jersey were also on the scene Friday afternoon conducting their own investigation, police said.
It is the first time someone has fallen from the ride since it opened in 1985 and the park has suffered no other guest fatality, Young said.
The ride was inspected by the state in March and passed, Young said.
If you or a loved one has been injured or killed in a serious fall accident, please contact the experienced catastrophic injury 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 man working on a tractor was killed last week at a local salvage yard when a split rim wheel struck him in the head. The man was working at a salvage yard when a tire exploded off the rim of an industrial tractor, cutting his head open and causing severe brain trauma. Split rim wheels are known to have random explosions, given the inflation pressure, according to the Occupational Safety and Health Administration.
If you or someone you love has suffered a traumatic head injury, please contact the Springfield head injury lawyers of Strong, Garner, Bauer at 417-887-4300.
Three years ago, a 54-year-old man chased a teenager down the street after the teen stole the tip jar from Starbucks. Now, the man’s estate has filed a wrongful death claim against Starbucks.
The incident occurred in St. Louis when the man was waiting in line at Starbucks and a teenager grabbed the tip jar and ran off. The man chased after him into the parking lot when he struggled with the teen to get the jar back and fell in lot and struck his head on the ground.
The man died two days later in the hospital. The teenager served a year in jail for manslaughter. The family has now filed a suit, not against the teen, but against Starbucks for “inviting criminal behavior” by leaving the tip jars in the reach of customers.
A mother has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against First Student Inc., a bus company, after a bus driver struck and killed her teenager.
The northwest Missouri bus driver plead guilty to careless and imprudent driving after the accident. The driver admitted to failing to yield to a right-of-way at a crosswalk and striking the 16-year-old.
The teenager was later pronounced dead at the hospital. For the misdemeanor plea, the bus driver received two years probation, 15 days of shock detention, and 200 hours of community service.
Our thoughts are with the friends and family of the victim in the accident.
