Category Failure To Yield Accidents

When two cars enter an uncontrolled intersection from different roads at approximately the same time, Missouri law is direct: the driver on your left yields to the one on your right. That default, set by RSMo Section 304.351, breaks most…

In Missouri, a motorist entering a roundabout yields to whatever is already in the ring and must also stop for pedestrians using the crosswalk. A car that’s already inside generally keeps moving, though every motorist still owes a duty of…

You ease into the intersection, wait for an opening, and start your turn. Then comes the impact. In the aftermath, one question hangs over everything: who pays? When a left-hand turn ends in a wreck, the finger tends to point…

You’re in a crash, an officer walks over, and hands the other driver a ticket for failing to yield. Case closed, right? Not so fast. That slip of paper and a lawsuit over your injuries are two very different animals,…

Merging looks simple until it goes wrong. You check your mirror, ease over, and suddenly there’s a jolt, a crunch of metal, and two drivers pointing at each other. So who actually pays? In this state, the answer usually leans…