Kansas City Woman Dies in Disabled Car After Being Struck

On Monday afternoon, around 3:00, Virginia Bruce pulled her vehicle on to the right hand shoulder of Interstate 470 West in Lee's Summit. Bruce was traveling with passenger Mary Bowers, and needed to pull off the interstate for unknown specific reasons, and stopped her vehicle. Crystal McCoy was traveling on westbound 470 when she collided with Bruce's vehicle. McCoy was traveling at interstate speed when she slammed in to the rear of Bruce's vehicle on the side of the interstate. The collision pushed both vehicles further off of the roadway and killed Bruce immediately upon impact. This was one of the first fatal car accidents in Missouri for the new year.

Emergency responders arrived at the scene and found the three involved individuals and their 2 vehicles totaled. Miraculously, passenger Mary Bowers sustained only minor injuries and was taken by ambulance to a local emergency room for evaluation. Virginia Bruce was pronounced deceased at the scene at was transported to the Jackson County Medical Examiner's office. Driver Crystal McCoy suffered from 'moderate' injuries and was taken to a local hospital as well. McCoy will make a full physical recovery from her injuries.

The life of Virginia Bruce has ended, and the lives of her family, friends, and loved ones will be forever changed. To be a victim of a sudden, accidental, and tragic death is something that most people are not prepared to deal with. After being forced in to this situation of coping and accepting what has happened, family members of the deceased individual is also faced with the decision of whether or not to pursue an injury claim. Thinking clearly can be at a loss during a time of grief, and it is an unfortunate reality that many people and companies use this disadvantage to you as an advantage to them. Having legal representation while being involved in an injury claim is the only way to guarantee that you are treated properly. Often times, legal representation is required at some point in the process, and we want to ensure you that we are right for that position in your claim.

Schultz & Myers has been practicing law in the field of personal injury specializing in serious injury and death for nearly a decade combined. We are experts in the law and more than familiar with recent changes and adaptations that work to the advantage of an injured party. An injury claim that involves a fatality is gut-renchingly difficult to work on, realizing the severity of emotional damages that some may truly never recover from. This fact drives us to handle cases just like this each and every day, doing whatever we possibly can to make a tragically wrong situation the smallest bit easier to cope with.

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