At Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys, we hope heads of state in Kansas and Missouri were paying attention to a whopping decision by a jury in the state of California, wrapping up a long standing accidental head on collision in 2006. The jury awarded the family of the victims $29 million dollars. The crash killed 2 children, paralyzed another and hospitalized the mother for months with severe injuries.
Besides finding fault in the motorist who fell asleep and caused the the head on crash– shockingly the second time he’s been convicted of murder for falling asleep at the wheel and causing a car accident, jurors also found the California Department at fault for the fatal crash for not making safety improvements, such as guard rails.
Our experienced Kansas City Auto Accident and Injury Attorneys are happy that the jury in this settlement was able to look past the motorist, who was also guilty of causing this accident– and see that highways in this country…at least some of them, are clearly dangerous and something has to be done. The jury felt the state was guilty for not installing a safety barrier between the highways. We’ve seen a number of accidents right here in Kansas– Highway 10 in particular, where accidents are happening that can be prevented with safety measures.
True, these safety precautions won’t prevent ALL auto injury accidents, but our highway would certainly be safer if money was being spent on making these roads as safe as possible.
If you or someone you love has suffered a serious injury as the result of a car accident in Kansas or Missouri, you may be entitled to compensation. Call experienced Kansas City Personal Injury Attorney James Roswold. With over 15 years of experience in Auto Injury Accident including Pedestrian Injury accident cases, we might be able to help you.
Contact Kansas City Accident Injury Attorneys to set up a free consultation to discuss your personal injury claim. You can get started today by downloading our free book, “10 Essential Steps to Protecting Your Injury Claim“. We want you to know your rights.
Posted by author on Saturday, July 30, 2011 at 10:20 am
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