Data provided by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration shows that there were 89 large trucks involved in fatal motor vehicle accidents in Missouri in 2012. These crashes constituted 8 percent of the total fatal vehicle crashes that occurred in the state that year. Nationwide, 2012 reportedly saw a 4 percent increase in fatal large truck crashes from 2011.
Truck accident statistics
What is a brain injury?
As many Missouri residents might already know, traumatic brain injuries have become a public health issue. When people experience a blow to the head capable of disrupting any of the brain's myriad functions, there is a significant possibility that they suffered a brain injury. While traumatic brain injuries account for approximately 30 percent of all injury-related fatalities in America, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, not all brain injuries result in death, especially with modern medicine and evolved medical care.
