In a recent tragic car accident, a 33-year-old Collinsville man was killed in a head-on crash. Declared dead at the scene, the man was said to have been passing another vehicle when he collided with a minivan travelling in the other direction. While the man was apparently wearing his seat belt at the time of the crash, he still suffered blunt force trauma that claimed his life. There were no passengers in his vehicle. Sadly, car accidents of this nature occur all too often in St. Clair County.
Man files workers' compensation claim; fired
Everyone knows about workers' compensation and the fact that it is in place to protect people if they are injured on the job. It is not, however, grounds for termination of employment solely because of a workers' compensation claim. This appears to be the case for a Cahokia man who has filed a suit in St. Clair County against Amsted Rail Company.
Fatal car accident in Smithton leaves family mourning
In the most unfortunate of occurrences, a Smithton collision between two passenger cars ended in a fatality. Driving north on Highway 150, a 77-year-old female driver apparently drifted into the middle lane, and in doing so, sideswiped another car travelling in the opposite direction. The second car's driver then lost control, causing her vehicle to careen into a ditch and flip over. The car's driver, a 60-year-old woman, died at the scene. The driver's involved in the car accident were from the neighboring towns of Belleville and Waterloo. The deceased woman was from Waterloo.
Accident victim sues both the driver and owner of vehicle
A passenger in a car accident that suffers serious injury in St. Clair County is entitled to be compensated for their injuries as well as any property or wage loss caused by the negligent actions of others. Those actions include the negligent actions of the driver of the car in which they were riding.
Passenger dies in rollover crash near St. Louis
Riding in a car as a passenger is often just as much of a risk as driving yourself. The family of a young man is grieving after he died in a car accident just outside of St. Louis, Missouri. The 22-year-old man was a passenger in the car when it crashed.
