Twenty minutes after 8:00am on Sunday, May 11th, a serious collision sparked on Route W, west of Booger Holler Road in Camden County, Missouri. A 31-year-old woman driving a 2015 Mazda 3 and traveling westbound let her car cross into the eastbound lane, crashing into an oncoming Kia Soul head-on. Two individuals in the Kia were injured and taken to a local hospital.
Driving while distracted can result in serious car accidents, and eliminating these distractions is an essential part of maintaining everyone’s safety on the roads. We all have a civic duty to follow all of the traffic laws that save lives, and failing to follow those laws can have serious consequences. Careless & Imprudent Driving is a violation of the law, and may result in significant time behind bars, as well as other violations regarding driving while distracted, impaired, or otherwise incapable of fulfilling your civic duty. Giving all your attention to driving well is the best way to save lives, and those who do not abide by that should fear the consequences of doing so, as the laws are enforced to prevent such heinous accidents.