Tractor Trailer Head-On Collision

According to a report in the Kansas City Star, a semi collided with a car on Missouri 210 last night. The northern Kansas City crash occurred around 11:15 p.m. near Northeast Kimbrall Drive. The driver of the car suffered potentially life-threatening injuries, and had to be freed from the vehicle, according to dispatchers. Dispatchers also said that one driver crossed the highway's median, causing the head-on collision.
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A 30-car pileup on Saturday, January 16, left more than 30 injured and one 3-year-old child dead.

The crash occurred south of Kansas City on I-35. Bystanders said that the roads were incredibly slick, and that thick fog had made driving conditions difficult. Johnson County Med-Act ambulances sent five units to help assist with treating and transporting those injured in the crash. At least two-dozen people with less-serious injuries were transported to area hospitals on a bus. Eight suffered serious injuries, four of whom were transported to the University of Kansas Medical Center.
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Wednesday, January 20, a car crash resulting from a driver failing to yield turned into a four car pile-up leaving four injured.

Joshua Schipper was driving a 2005 Dodge Ram eastbound on Route E in north-western Missouri. He attempted to turn left across the westbound lane, but failed to yield to an oncoming second vehicle. The second vehicle, driven by Lesley Amschler, hit the right side of Schipper's vehicle. Amschler was driving a 2003 Chevrolet Tahoe.

The initial crash between Schipper and Amschler spun Amschler's vehicle causing it to strike a third vehicle head on. The third vehicle was a 2001 Toyota Corolla, driven by Alyssa Montalbano. Montalbano's vehicle was pushed backwards into a fourth vehicle, a 1998 Ford Mustang, driven by Larry Brownlee.

Amschler, as well as Alyssa and Laura Montalbano were taken by ambulance to St. Joseph's west. Alyssa and Laura both sustained serious injuries in the accident. Salvatore Montalbano was taken by ambulance to St. John's Hospital. He and Amschler both sustained moderate injuries.

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A Saturday evening auto crash near Sedalia, Missouri has left four dead and four injured.

According to the Highway Patrol, the three-car accident occurred at about 5:30 p.m., on Highway 50. The crash began when a 2002 Ford ZX2, driven by Shenika Flemons of Kansas City, was traveling eastbound and crossed the center line. Flemons' vehicle then rotated counter-clockwise, and struck the rear of a westbound 1999 GMC Sierra. After the impact, Flemons' vehicle skidded back into the eastbound lane and into the path of a 2009 Chevrolet. Flemons vehicle came to rest facing westbound on the eastbound shoulder of Highway 50.

The four fatalities all occurred in Flemons' vehicle. Those killed were Flemons, Kawanna Jackson, 32, Lakeidra Kemp, 32, and Kamyra Payne, 2. They were all pronounced dead at the scene of the accident by the Pettis County Coroner according to the highway patrol report. Also in that same vehicle were Tyllyiss Jackson, 8, and Tonica Watts, 11, who were in serious condition at the time of the accident and transported by life-flight to University Hospital in Columbia, Missouri. Elliott Hull, 6, and Jennifer Hull, 33, both passengers in the Chevrolet, were injured and transported by ambulance to Bothwell hospital in Sedalia, Missouri.

The reason for the crash was not immediately evident, and investigation into the crash is ongoing.

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Pamela Allen, a 48-year-old resident of Lockwood, Missouri was driving on Main Street in Joplin on December 5, 2005. Sheriff's Deputy Devin Marshall rear-ended Allen's car as the two approached stopped traffic at an intersection.

Marshall claimed his brakes failed, and he was forced to activate the emergency brake, but still ended up colliding with Allen's back bumper. About $900 was done in property damage to Allen's car.

Allen sustained a herniated disk in her cervical spine, which required surgery. After surgery she still suffered from pain radiating from her spine into her arms. After filing a personal injury suit, Marshall testified about the brake problem he had encountered, and department records showed that the cruiser received a full brake repair after the collision.

Allen was compensated for her $35,000 in medical bills and lost wages, plus pain and suffering. Personal injury attorney A.W. Smith, based out of Columbia, MO was able to secure a $150,000 settlement just two weeks before trial.

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