5 injured in Sunday accident

Five Utah residents were transported to Via Christi Hospital after a Sunday morning car accident.

The accident occurred shortly after 5:30 a.m. when a 2005 Volvo pulling an enclosed race car trailer hydroplaned then lost control on the right shoulder of I-70 eastbound. The vehicle and trailer rolled then came to a rest on its’ wheels in the north ditch. Kansas Highway Patrol responded to the accident at mile marker 320, and the five occupants of the vehicle had sustained injuries in the accident. The report indicates nobody was wearing a seatbelt.

Car accidents like this one can have devastating consequences. Of course, no one likes to think too much about being injured in a car accident, but it is important to remember that if you have been injured in a car accident and you suspect that another road user or driver might be to blame then there is a chance that you could be entitled to compensation.

That being said, working out how much your case could be worth can be a long and confusing process. Consequently, if you would like help and support putting the pieces of your life back together after a car accident, then you could consider reaching out to a personal injury lawyer for legal guidance about how best to proceed.

All five people in the car as listed as being residents of Washington, Utah. Misty Palmer, 41, was driving at the time of the accident. The four passengers in the vehicle include Juston Palmer, 42; Kyson Palmer, 15; Kayden Palmer, 16; and 15-year old Robert Van Otten.