Early this morning, a Chrysler 300 was traveling southbound on Benton Ave and speeding when he went airborne. Upon landing back on the ground, he could not maintain control of the vehicle and left the road striking a tree at 67th and S Benton Avenue. The force of the impact caused the tree to uproot.
The collision claimed three lives, Stephen Johnson, Dejuan Williams and Denise White. The crash also left 2 individuals with serious injuries. They were taken to an area hospital. One of those individuals suffered multiple broken bones.
Safety should be a top priority for every motorist. This particular accident only affected the individuals in the vehicle but often times that is not the case. When a driver loses control of a vehicle, many individuals are effected, including pedestrians and other motorist and passengers.
This unfortunate incident claimed 3 lives but it could have been worse had the driver hit another vehicle.
The Kansas City based auto accident attorneys at Roswold Law Group would like to express its sympathies to the families of the victims and wish a speedy recovery for the 2 surviving injury victims.
There are things each of us can do to prevent accidents. Common causes of accidents include:
- Distracted driving
- Speeding
- Driving while tired
- Drinking and driving
- Aggressive driving, and
- Inclement weather.
To that end, we recommend:
- Putting away the cell phones, food, newspapers and whatever else you may be trying to accomplish while driving that is averting your attention from the road.
- Heeding posted speed limit signs
- Get a good night’s sleep. If you begin to feel your eyelids get heavy, you yawn frequently, you start drifting over the lines, etc., pull over or let someone else drive.
- DON’T drink and drive. It’s the law.
- Avoid tailgating other vehicles, changing lanes abruptly and without warning, failing to yield right of way, etc.
- Use winter weather driving precautions such as giving yourself extra time to get to your destination.
