Trailer Hit SUV and Killed Father and Daughter in Minnesota
A recent trailer accident in Minnesota resulted the deaths of a father and his three-year-old daugher. The father was driving his Honda SUV westbound on Highway 16 near Rushford, MN in Houston County. A Dodge Ram pickup truck pulling a trailer was heading eastbound. The trailer detached and hit the SUV.
Dead are Jeremy M. Cox, 32, of Houston, Minn., and his daughter, Isabel Cox, 3. His baby son was also in the SUV and suffered what the state patrol classified as “minor injuries.”
As a father of young children, I know the mother is living every parent’s nightmare. Sadly, there are a number of legal issues that need to be addressed quickly in wrongful death cases. State and federal forms need to be filed, property needs to be transferred, and a personal injury attorney has to be hired to gather and preserve evidence.
I have represented many families who lost loved ones in accidents. Please feel lfree to call me for help at 1-888-377-8900 (toll free). Because our law firm has had numerous multi-million-dollar recoveries for our clients, we have the resources to take on insurance companies in wrongful death cases.
Strain Bus Rollover Kills 2 and Injures 21
It is late, almost the end of this tragic day. Two people are dead and 21 others injured, 3 critically, after a Strain Tours bus driver lost control on Interstate 90 near Austin, Minnesota, crossed over to the wrong land and rolled into the ditch. The bus is owned by Bold Lines, Inc., doing business as Strain Tours.
Throughout the afternoon and into the evening, we all learned more about the accident. Tomorrow the Minnesota State Patrol will probably post more names. We have a few from news reports. Names are important because they give a tragedy a face. Names aren’t just statistics.
One of the passengers on the bus was Bill Kesler, who was related to almost half of the other passengers. Here is what the Star Tribune wrote about him:
On the way home from an Iowa casino, Bill Kesler found out how lucky he really is.
The Rochester man walked away from a bus crash and rollover Wednesday afternoon on Interstate 90 near Austin. Two people aboard were killed, and the 21 others aboard were hurt, three of them critically.
Most of the passengers on board were older adults. Some were ejected as the bus rolled, a State Patrol spokesman said.
Kesler, 64, and his wife were part of a group of 10 coming back from the Diamond Jo Casino, off Interstate 35 near the Iowa-Minnesota border. With them: her four sisters and their husbands.
“We don’t even know what happened,” said Kesler. “It happened so fast. I was sitting toward the back, and the next thing I knew, the bus went over the median and flipped.”
Mr. Kesler walked away, but he has injuries, and they may be worse than he thinks. Some brain injuries take days or weeks to manifest.
We have had clients tell us they did not realize how injured they were and would have settled for inadequate amounts if they had not come to us.
We have recently recovered money for families in several wrongful death cases involving elderly people. Our experience has been that insurance companies place little value on the life of an older person. Our job as attorneys is to prove that they are wrong and that every life has substantial value.
For those who would like a free consultation with one of our Minnesota bus accident lawyers about a Strain Tours lawsuit, we welcome you to call our law firm at 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or submit our online consultation form.
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Jeep Wrangler Recall Due to Lack of Transmission Fluid Temperature Warning System
Chrysler is recalling 161,450 2007 and 2008 Jeep Wranglers not equipped with a transmission fluid temperature warning system, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration announced today. Without this system, transmission fluid could boil over without the driver knowing, and possibly come into contact with a hot engine or exhaust component and potentially start a fire.
Chrysler is offering to have dealers install a “hot oil” message with a chime that indicates transmission fluid needs attention. We are wondering if this will work.
Our law firm represents victims of traffic accidents nationwide. If you have had an accident with a Jeep Wrangler, contact a Minnesota car accident lawyer for a free consultation: 1-888-377-8900 (toll free), email Attorney Fred Pritzker or submit our online consultation form.
Fatal Minnesota Car Accident on Highway 8
On August 12, a Minnesota car accident near Center City resulted in the death of at least one person. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, a Plymouth Voyager was heading northbound on Pleasant Valley and ran the stop sign on the corner of Pleasant Valley and Highway 8. The Plymouth crossed Highway 8 and struck a westbound Honda Road Street on the rear bumper.
Both the driver and passenger were ejected from the Honda on impact, and at least one of them died. The Minnesota State Patrol has listed this accident as fatal and has not yet provided more information. Our law firm is representing families who lost loved ones in accidents, and in almost every case, the death was caused by an inattentive driver.
The Minnesota State Patrol report indicating that the driver of the Plymouth ran a stop sign and was at fault for the accident can be used as evidence in a lawsuit seeking compensation for injuries or wrongful death.
The primary issue in this case will be the amount of compensation.
If you would like to discuss how our law firm will fight for justice for you and your family by working to obtain the best possible compensation package for you, please call Attorney Fred Pritzker at 612-338-0202 or 1-888-377-8900 (toll free). You may also submit our free consultation form. We are not paid unless you win.
Attorneys Fred Pritzker, Elliot Olsen and Eric Hageman have once again been named “Super Lawyers” by Law & Politics magazine, a Minnesota legal journal.
Hit-and-Run Victim Has Brain Injuries
Police are investigating several leads that tipsters have offered in the brutal hit-and-run accident in Apple Valley Friday night that left a 26-year-old woman with traumatic brain injuries.
Joan LeVasseur, 26, of Apple Valley, was walking to Cub Foods a little after 9 p.m. when a large neutral-color vehicle ran into her in the crosswalk at Cedar Avenue and 153rd Street. There were witnesses, but no one got a license plate and the description of the vehicle is not precise.
Ms. LeVasseur, who is hearing impaired and engaged to be married, remained in critical condition Sunday at Hennepin County Medical Center, according to the Star Tribune. Besides suffering traumatic brain injuries, she has been treated for broken bones in her legs and pelvis.
Her family members have pleaded for public help in finding the hit-and-run driver. Anyone with information is asked to call 952-953-2700.
PritzkerOlsen Attorneys is a nationally recognized leader in representing survivors of traumatic brain injury (TBI). Fred Pritzker, founder and president of the firm, is former director of the Minnesota Brain Injury Association. Our Minnesota traumatic brain injury lawyers regularly present seminars on TBI to other lawyers. To contact our firm, please call 1-888-377-8900 (toll free) or complete a free case consultation form.
