Trucking Accident Attorney Blog

On July 13, 2005, near Kansas City Missouri, a tractor trailer and tour bus carrying rapper Eminem's disc jockey and others hit a truck causing a multi vehicle accident. The Bus was traveling from a show on the Anger Management tour from Chicago Illinois, through St. Louis, Missouri and Kansas City Missouri to Denver Colorado.

On August 29, 2005 I filed a lawsuit in St. Louis Missouri against Eminem, Entertainment Coaches of America and the bus driver Charles Dilligard, on behalf of Breck and Tina Wyngarden who were in their tractor trailer that was side swiped by the bus that was reportedly going 85 MPH or more. Also injured in the accident were Eminem's disc jockey Alan Maman, know as the Alchemist and Stanley Benton, a rapper know as Stat Quo.

Tina Wyngarden suffered a herniated disc in her neck and has had surgery. Many of the passengers in the bus were also injured and lawsuits have been filed on behalf of ten persons who were injured in the crash. It is a miracle no one was killed with the Wyngarden's truck being forced across the center line and the tour bus rolling over on its side. If you are interested I have attached the police report detailing the Missouri Highway Patrol's accidnet reconstruction and as a bonus, Eminen's affidavit which his lawyers used to claim that Missouri Court's did not have personal jurisdiction over him.

Download Eminem' s affidavitt.

On July 29, 2005 outside of St. Louis Missouri, a dump truck killed a family of five on their way to six flags off interstate 44 about 20 miles west of St. Louis, Missouri. The dump truck with a full load of rocks rear ended their minivan which was engulfed in flames and the five occupants were pronounced dead at the scene.

The driver of the truck, Thomas Miskel of Imperial Missouri was not seriously injured but could face criminal manslaughter charges. Witnesses told police that the dump truck driver did not see traffic slowing in front of him until it was too late. Five years ago, five members of a family on their way to Six Flags were killed when their car was hit by a tractor trailer. Several weeks later a tour bus driver and another person were killed near the same spot.

I know that this stretch of I-44 near St. Louis Missouri in Eureka Missouri has been the scene of several fatal accidents over the last five years. I have observed the changes made by MDOT to this stretch of Interstate 44 outside of St. Louis because I get off at this exit almost every day on my way home. It is much safer than it used to be. It now has two exit lanes almost a half of a mile before the exit and clear markings that both lanes are exit lanes for Six Flags. During the summer due to the high traffic volume to Six Flags, traffic sometimes slows down, and drivers also can be distracted by Six Flags. This is now basically a safe exit if drivers pay attention to the potential back ups and traffic slowing.

Please be careful on the highways. Pay attention and always buckle up. Don't let a fun summer excursion turn into a tragedy.