Offer Ends Soon: Request a free copy of the police report by calling 877-925-1969 before time is up.
Talk to me, I'm lawyer Burt True. I will answer the phone and your questions. My law firm helps injured people recover money for their injuries. I focus on car and truck wrecks, serious personal-injury and death cases.
Fact Check: See inaccurate information in this story? Tell me in the comments.
Steven J Billingsley of Memphis, MO was killed on Tuesday, February 14, 2023 at 1:16PM in Dunklin County, Missouri. Billingsley is a 60-year-old man.
The crash happened here: US 412 3 miles west of SEnath.
In the crash, Billingsley was a driver. The police described the crash like this:
FATAL CRASH – NEXT OF KIN NOTIFIED – CRASH OCCURRED AS VEHICLE 1 STRUCK VEHICLE 2 HEAD ON – BOTH DRIVERS DECLARED AT THE SCENE BY DUNKLIN COUNTY CORONER JAMES POWELL AT 1330 TROOP E FATALITY #9 AND #10 FOR 2023
Injuries
Billingsley's injuries were fatal. Billingsley was taken by The Dunklin County Coroner to Dunklin County Morgue.
Vehicle Damage
The police said the damage to the 2015 Freightliner driven by Billingsley was total. It was removed by Towed By Rudis Towing. The damage to the 2020 International driven by Wagoner was total. It was removed by Towed By Rudis Towing.
How To Get the Highway Patrol Report
Trooper J M Tomaszeski Assisted By Sergeant R D Owens Corporal M L Scoggins and Sergeant M Lomedico McIu of the Missouri State Highway Patrol wrote up the report. The highway patrol assigned report number 230081960 to this crash. The highway patrol charges $6.90 for each certified report (certification required for court). But you can call 877-925-1969 to request a free copy of the report. The highway patrol is currently backlogged and they state on their website that you will have to wait 10 days and may have to wait an "extended period of time" beyond that for the report. Further, unless you qualify under the Federal Driver's Privacy Protection Act, the report you get will have important and necessary information such as photographs, social security numbers, driver license numbers, names, addresses and telephone numbers redacted (blacked out).
I obtained the information prompting this solicitation from the Missouri State Highway Patrol website.
Insurance Claim
Billingsley's family may have an insurance claim. A lawyer will maximize the amount collected from the insurance company. In most cases, family members can recover money for the loss of a loved one—even if a family member was driving. Getting a lawyer working on this case early will allow Billingsley's family to receive advice about preserving and gathering evidence and the value of their claims, which will help with the recovery. For More Information Watch How Much is My Wrongful Death Claim Worth?.
Talk to lawyer Burt True. Call 877-925-1969. Lawyer Burt True will answer the phone and your questions. What do you have to lose?
Photo credit: Missouri State Highway Patrol
