The crash occurred on August 5th, 2024, at around 2:30 PM. The tractor trailer was in thew westbound passing lane on Interstate 70 in Columbia Missouri bear the Stadium Boulevard exit. The tractor trailer struck a vehicle in the driving lane and then overtook the median where it struck a U-Haul that was heading eastbound head-on. There were two women riding in the U-Haul, one of them was pronounced dead at the scene and the other was pronounced dead shortly after at a hospital.
Tractor trailer crashes on Missouri Interstate Roads often involve serious injury or death. Semi-truck operators are usually required to carry significant amounts of insurance to cover damages. Law firms that handle these types of cases need to be equipped with the power to take your case against the truck company’s insurer, and win. AW Smith Law has handled thousands of cases involving motor vehicle crashes and has obtained some of the largest jury verdicts in the state. Here at the A.W. Smith Law Firm our team is dedicated to assisting the victims of personal injury and providing families with support, guidance, and legal counsel.