Recently, Nicholas Rallo and Candice Bommarito were seriously injured in a car accident occurring on highway N in St Charles County. Apparently the car wreck occurred when 16-year-old Rallo lost control of his car and crossed the center line. In doing so, he struck Bomarito head on who was driving in the opposite direction.

The speed of the vehicles is unknown, but luckily both of them were wearing their seatbelt. Unfortunately, this did not prevent both of them from sustaining serious injuries. After police and medical personal arrived at the scene, Rallo was flown by helicopter to Cardinal Glennon Hospital and Bommarito was flown to St. John's emergency department.

It is further unknown whether the air bags deployed, but given that Rallo was driving a 2008 Toyota Sian and Bommarito was in a 2005 GMC Envoy, it is most likely that the airbags did deploy.

It is currently unknow either party has retained a St Louis Lawyer in the matter. Obviously from the simple facts known at this point, it would seem that, given the serious nature of their injuries, and the fact that Rallo crossed the center line, Mr. Bommarito should contact a St. Louis Car Accident Attorney as soon as possible.

Generally when we see very bad injuries caused by young teenage drivers, we find out that there is only minimal coverage in the case. I would not be surprised if Rallo only had $25,000 of liability coverage, however, St. Louis Injury Lawyers know not to stop there. We often go back to the non negligent drivers insurance company to see whether they have under insured motorist coverage. This type of coverage is there to protect drivers in the event they sustain serious injuries and the negligent party does not carry enough insurance to fully compensate them. Additionally, Mr. Bommarito may also have medical payments coverage, which is a no fault coverage and will help reimburse her for her medical expenses regardless who is at fault. Finally, there are always other avenues to explore. This can include issues such as a defective design of the highway, in the instance that there may have been multiple wrecks there in the past. Also, we will investigate to see if there was any mechinacal issure occurring with the car vehicles involved in the wreck.

Joshua P. Myers is a St Louis Trial lawyer exclusively handling personal injury cases. If you have been injured in a car wreck and would like to speak with an attorney about your injuries, contact Josh Myers at (314)720-2706. It is always free to discuss your case and our fees are simply based on a percentage of what we recover for our clients.