De Soto, MO — A man from St. John, 21-year old Steven Monia, was badly injured and flown to a hospital earlier this year after his Pontiac car was in a wreck with a Chevy box truck. This happened along Highway 110 on January 9, 2015 at about 7:45 p.m. in the evening.
Not many details were reported by the Missouri State Highway Patrol, but they implied that Monia may have been at fault for the wreck.
They claim that Monia was driving his Pontiac west along Highway 110 that night when he came upon a curve in the road near Upper Plattin Road. A Chevy box truck driven by Richard Brian was headed in the opposite direction and they collided head-on along the curve.
Monia was badly injured by the wreck and had to be life-flighted to a nearby hospital while Brian and his passenger, Landon Prater, were both taken to a different hospital with minor injuries. It appears that one of the drivers swerved into oncoming traffic, but it’s not clear which one. Again, the police reports imply that Monia’s car may have swerved.
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Map of the Accident
View from the Road
Commentary:
I don’t know much about how accurate the details in the police report were, but I think they should always be double-checked. If this driver was simply going the wrong way or failed to maintain his lane, then that’s one thing. But if the box truck had swerved into oncoming traffic, then this entire wreck would need to be investigated again.
— Grossman Law Offices
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