Evelyn Degraffenreid, 77, Lorene Pauley, 76, and Bazel Pauley, 77, killed in wrong-way collision on Highway 54 near Eldon, Missouri
3 killed in head-on crash in Miller county
According to the Missouri State Highway Patrol, Evelyn Degraffenreid, 77, was driving Westbound in the Eastbound lanes of Highway 54 near the intersection of Storage Road, and hit another car head-on.
Update: Three killed in Highway 54 crash identified
Because all of the people in the vehicles involved were killed, exactly why one of the drivers was in the wrong lane may be impossible to determine.
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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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