Rollover Crash on I-170 results in Ejection and Serious Injuries for a Florissant Woman
Christian Spight, a woman from Florissant, was ejected from her car after a St. Louis County rollover crash on Interstate 170. Afterward, as reported by the post-dispatch, a helicopter flew her to Barnes-Jewish Hospital where she remains in serious condition. Her 2008 Kia Optima rolled after hitting a grass embankment. It was reported that Spight was not wearing her seatbelt. Her passenger, Treman Coleman, however was wearing a seatbelt and is in moderate condition.
My thoughts are with both the Spight and Coleman families. I wish both Christian and Treman a speedy recovery.
It will be important for the Spight and Coleman families to truly understand what happened during the accident. Though it was reported that Christian was not wearing her seatbelt, there are certain instances where a defective seatbelt can detach during a crash, making it look as though a seatbelt had not been worn when it, in fact, had.
It will also be important to properly examine the vehicle for any other possible defects before any changes or repairs are made. Since the car rolled, a weakness in the roof or frame of the car could have drastically changed the nature of the accident—and contributed to the serious injuries that were sustained. Both families would be well-advised to contact an attorney experienced in auto defects soon. The next few days will be critical in determining how they are treated by the insurance companies.
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