Shirley Tran, 14, killed, and four people injured in two-vehicle collision on Missouri 131 near Kingsville, Missoouri
Missouri teenager killed in Sunday car crash
According to the Missouri Highway Patrol, a 2010 Dodge Avenger occupied by a 32-year-old Odessa woman and her baby boy was headed north on Missouri 131 when their car failed to yield to a 2015 Toyota Corolla heading east on U.S. 50.
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Why every fatality from a crash is not legally a wrongful death
After someone dies in a motor-vehicle accident, grieving family members and friends are often left with many questions. What caused the accident? Could it have been avoided? What do they do now that their loved one is gone?
Sometimes a fatal collision happens through no one's fault. Crashes caused by weather and road conditions, or by wildlife in the roadway, are examples. But when a fatal crash is caused by negligence, then family members should pursue a wrongful death claim, to uphold the victim's rights and begin the financial recovery process. Learn more about wrongful death claims here.
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