Madison County IL Personal Injury Law Blog

In a tragic car accident that occurred two weeks ago, a St. Louis, Missouri, area tow truck driver died after a motorist struck him in a hit and run accident. According to reports, the accident took place along the side of Interstate 70 in St. Louis.

The tow truck driver, a 51-year-old man, worked for AAA and was assisting a driver on the side of the highway at the time of the accident. According to reports, the tow truck driver, who was on his last call of the night, was wearing a safety vest and putting down road flares in preparation to help a motorist stranded along the side of Interstate 70 when a passing car tragically struck him and sped away.

In some car accident cases in Southern Illinois, there may be a question of whether the crash itself caused an injury or whether it was present prior to the accident. This is an important determination when considering whether the injured party is due compensation.

A jury recently ruled in favor of the defendant in a car accident case that occurred in 2009 near Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville. The accident involved a 50-year-old woman who was struck from behind on Cougar Lake Drive in early 2009. The woman sought more than $8,000 dollars in damages for injuries to her neck.

Residents of Southern Illinois may be curious to read about a string of auto accidents that occurred late in late March near the border of Illinois in St. Louis, Missouri. The car accidents took place on a bridge around 11 a.m. in the morning. The car crashes involved approximately 11 vehicles.

News reports of the car accidents state that a total of three separate collisions occurred. While no serious injuries were immediately reported from the accidents, the wreck resulted in a major traffic jam on Interstate 70.

Throughout Edwardsville and St. Louis there is not a shortage of automobile accidents. Everyday it seems there is an accident in the news. They happen so frequently that oftentimes accidents, especially those that do not cause severe injuries, go unnoticed.

One of the most common and under-diagnosed injuries resulting from automobile accidents is traumatic brain injury. The effects of TBI can be dramatic, but they are sometimes more subtle. However, TBI can sometimes change a person's personality considerably. The medical field still has much to learn about the effects of head injuries and some of this is coming to light now that the Pentagon has confirmed the Army sergeant accused of killing 16 civilians in Afghanistan had suffered a TBI in 2010.