A verdict has been reached in a lawsuit based on a traffic accident that occurred in Columbia, Missouri in 2005. The plaintiff, Krysten Chambrot, then a student at Missouri University, was riding her bicycle across College Ave when she was struck by driver Judy Pope. She was thrown from her bicycle and struck a Columbia Water and Light truck being driven by Michael Arens. She sustained substantial injuries requiring her left leg to be amputated above the knee. The $4 million lawsuit target both drivers, the city of Columbia, the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission and others. After a long deliberation, the jury determined that Chambrot was 75% responsible for the accident, and thus entitled to $450,000 to cover her medical bills and other expenses. The drivers were found to be 12% and 13% responsible. If you or a loved one has been injured by a negligent driver, contact Jacksonville car injury attorney Don Guthrie at 904-493-6455.

A number of lawsuits have been filed over a train crash that occurred in Texarkana, AR, on October 15, 2005, just in time for the three-year deadline for lawsuits related to this accident that had been set by the courts. The accident involved a collision in a residential neighborhood between a train traveling from Chicago with another one from Pine Bluff. Plaintiffs named in the multiple lawsuits currently working their way through court involve railroad employees, residents who were injured in the initial explosion or exposed to hazardous smoke afterwards, survivors of those killed in the accident, and first responders who were injured while rescuing victims. All of the lawsuits target Union Pacific engineer J.L. Gordon and conductor Percy Beverly. The railroad company has already settled several lawsuits related to the accident and is hoping to settle the rest. For information about the legal options available to railroad accident victims, contact Jacksonville train accident attorney Don Guthrie at 904-493-6455.

At around 2 pm on October 8, twenty-six year old pop singer Britney Spears was involved in a mild car accident. Spear was being driven by a chauffeur when photographers trying to get a good shot of her collided with her car. Allegedly one car cut in front of her while another hit the back of her car. Damage to the vehicles was mild and no injuries were reported. Spears is scheduled to appear in court after hitting a parked car in August 2007. If you have been injured by another driver's negligence, contact Jacksonville car accident lawyer Don Guthrie at 904-493-6455.

Ronald Boisvert, age 25 of Hurlburt, Florida was seriously injured when his motorcycle collided with a car during an accident in Pensacola. Two weeks later he remains in serious condition at Sacred Heart Hospital in the same city. The accident occurred when his motorcycle collided with the Mitsubishi being driven by 18 year old Katherine Wray from Milton, Florida. At the time of the accident, Milton was attempting to illegal pass a truck on Highway 87. She has been charged with improper passing. Milton sustained only mild injuries in the accident. If you or a loved one has been injured by a reckless driver, contact Jacksonville motorcycle accident attorney Don Guthrie at 904-493-6455.

18 year old Denise Battles was arrested in St Petersburg on October 8, one day after fleeing the scene of a serious accident she caused while driving a rented Doge Ram. At around 11 pm on the night of October 7, Battles was driving the truck with two of her friends when a police officer noticed the car was weaving and turned on his car's light to follow her. When Battles noticed the police vehicle she began speeding until she noticed a man, 49 year old Steven Mincey, riding his bicycle in the road. Battles swerved to miss him, but was unsuccessful; Mincey was struck and killed. Battles then lost control of her car and spun into a liquor store parking lot where several people were standing, resulting in nine additional injuries that required hospitalization. Battles was taken to a nearby hospital but left before police could speak with her. Battles has admitted do driving under the influence of alcohol, Ecstacty, and marijuana on the night of the accident. For information about legal options for the victims of reckless drivers, contact Jacksonville drunk driving injury lawyer Don Guthrie at 904-493-6455.

Police have been unraveling a complicated story since the bus accident outside Sacramento, CA that killed 10 people at put 35 more in the hospital. First, it appeared to be a casino bus, transporting passengers down Lone Star Lane to the Colusa Casino near Williams. However, the owner of that casino states they were not expecting any bus and had not heard anything from the company's owner, not even after the crash. The bus's out of state plates and invalid registration made it all the harder to track down the people responsible. As of today, the California Highway Patrol has two facts to report: the bus was owned by Daniel E. Cobbs of Sacramento, whom the police have been unable to contact. Additionally the bus driver, Quienten Joey Watts, age 52, was allegedly intoxicated at the time of the accident. Once he is finished being treated at the Woodland Memorial Hospital, he will be arrested for suspected DUI. For information about holding inebriated drivers responsible for the damage they do, contact Jacksonville DWI injury lawyer Don