JOACHIM TOWNSHIP, MO (JEFFERSON COUNTY) – Two men were severely injured Monday night in a single-vehicle ATV accident in Jefferson County, according to the Missouri State Highway Patrol.
The crash happened at 8 p.m. on Rice Road, near Marble Springs Road, when a 2016 Polaris RZRXT slipped on gravel on the roadway.
The ATV, operated by 27-year-old Travis J. Gemmel, ran off the side of the road and down an embankment before colliding with a tree and a stone. The ATV rolled over an unspecified number of times, and the top of the vehicle collided with a tree.
Gemmel was taken to a hospital in St. Louis by ground ambulance for the treatment of serious injuries. A passenger, 24-year-old Fenton man Kyle P. Leckrone, was airlifted to a different hospital in St. Louis, also with serious injuries.
Neither of the men was wearing a safety device when the crash happened.
The ATV was totaled in the collision.
This article is one in a series presented by OnderLaw to inform our neighbors about car accidents and traffic news across our city. It should not be interpreted as legal advice. However, if you or someone you love has been injured in an ATV accident, we would like to discuss your case in detail. Depending on the circumstances, you may be entitled to financial compensation for your medical bills, your lost income, and other expenses. More importantly, the only way to fight for better ATV safety and engineering or fix the root cause of many accidents is to enlist the help of an experienced attorney that has the possibility to effect change and can prevent this from happening to another family. Contact us today to speak to one of our compassionate St. Louis ATV accident attorneys.
