David E Womack of Villa Ridge, Missouri was injured on Friday, August 4th 2017 at 9:22 am in Montgomery County, Missouri. Womack is a 64-year-old man.
The crash happened here: 168.8 Interstate 70 westbound 1 mile west of Danville.
In the crash, Womack was a driver. The police described the crash like this:
CRASH OCCURRED AS VEHICLE 2 [THE 2016 PETERBILT 579 TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVEN BY TIMOTHY HERBERT] WAS STOPPED IN THE ROADWAY FOR A PREVIOUS CRASH THAT HAD OCCURRED DIRECTLY IN FRONT OF HIM, IN WHICH BOTH WESTBOUND LANES WERE BLOCKED. VEHICLE 1 [THE 1998 DODGE RAM 1500 TRUCK DRIVEN BY DAVID WOMACK] THEN DROVE INTO THE REAR OF THE TOWED UNIT OF STATIONARY VEHICLE 2 [THE 2016 PETERBILT 579 TRACTOR TRAILER DRIVEN BY TIMOTHY HERBERT]. ASSISTED BY CPL. M.G. BRONIEC (168)
Injuries
Womack's injuries were serious. Womack was taken by Montgomery County Ambulance to University of Missouri Hospital in Columbia.
Vehicle Damage
The police said the damage to the 1998 Dodge Ram 1500 Truck driven by David Womack was total. It was towed from the crash scene by Towed by Bud's Rental and Recovery of New Florence. The damage to the 2016 Peterbilt 579 Tractor Trailer driven by Timothy Herbert was minor. It was not towed from the scene.
How To Get the Highway Patrol Report
Corporal R S Miller of the Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 170497615 to this crash. The highway patrol charges $5.75 for each certified report (certification required for court). But you can call 877-925-1969 to request a free copy of the report. The highway patrol is currently backlogged and they state on their website that you will have to wait 10 days and may have to wait an "extended period of time" beyond that for the report. Further, unless you qualify under the Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act, the report you get will have important and necessary information such as photographs, social security numbers, driver license numbers, names, addresses and telephone numbers redacted or blacked out.
I obtained the information prompting this solicitation from the Missouri State Highway Patrol website.
Insurance Claim
Womack may have an insurance claim. A lawyer will maximize the amount collected from the insurance company. In most cases, injured people can recover money for their medical bills, lost wages, and for their pain and suffering—even if a family member was driving. Getting a lawyer working on this case early will allow Womack to receive advice about preserving and gathering evidence and the value of their claim, which will help with the recovery. For more information watch How Insurance Companies Take Advantage of the Little Guy.
Talk to lawyer Burt True. Call 877-925-1969. Lawyer Burt True will answer the phone and your questions. What do you have to lose?
Photo credit: Missouri State Highway Patrol
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