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Speeding is a factor in nearly one-third of all fatal traffic accidents in Missouri, and the high-speed corridors around St. Louis—including I-270, Highway 40, and I-64—see some of the most devastating crashes in the region. When someone’s decision to drive too fast destroys your life in an instant, you need experienced legal representation that understands both the physics of high-speed collisions and the complex legal issues these cases involve.
At The Dixon Injury Firm, we’ve spent over 25 years helping St. Louis speeding accident victims recover compensation when reckless drivers cause catastrophic injuries through excessive speed. Our experienced speeding accident lawyers understand that these crashes often result in the most severe injuries and highest damages—which means insurance companies fight harder to minimize or deny legitimate claims.
We’re your neighbors in the St. Louis community, and we’ve recovered more than $60 million for clients who trusted us to fight for justice when someone else’s need for speed left them facing life-changing injuries and overwhelming expenses.
Speeding accidents differ significantly from other types of crashes because the force of impact increases exponentially with speed. A collision at 55 mph delivers four times the force of a 30 mph crash, often resulting in catastrophic injuries even in vehicles equipped with modern safety features.
Common Types of Speeding-Related Crashes:
Why Drivers Speed in St. Louis:
Physics of Speeding Accidents: The kinetic energy in a collision increases with the square of the speed, meaning a car traveling 60 mph has four times the destructive force of one traveling 30 mph. This exponential increase explains why speeding accidents often result in:
Stopping Distance Reality: At 35 mph, a vehicle needs about 210 feet to stop completely. At 55 mph, that distance increases to 400 feet. Speeding drivers often cannot react in time to avoid collisions, even when they see danger approaching.
Traumatic Brain Injuries: The extreme forces in high-speed collisions frequently cause severe concussions, brain bleeding, and permanent cognitive damage that can affect memory, personality, and basic functioning.
Spinal Cord Injuries: Speeding accidents are a leading cause of partial and complete paralysis, with victims facing lifetime medical care needs and dramatic lifestyle changes.
Multiple Fractures and Orthopedic Trauma: High-speed impacts often cause complex fractures requiring multiple surgeries, pins, plates, and extensive rehabilitation to restore function.
Internal Organ Damage: The violent forces can cause internal bleeding, organ rupture, and other life-threatening injuries requiring emergency surgery and intensive care.
Severe Burns: High-speed crashes may result in fires or fuel spills that cause devastating burn injuries requiring specialized treatment and reconstruction.
Wrongful Death: Tragically, speeding accidents claim lives at a disproportionate rate, leaving families to pursue wrongful death claims for their overwhelming losses.
Traffic Citations and Police Reports: Citations for speeding or reckless driving provide strong evidence, but even without tickets, our speeding accident lawyers can establish excessive speed through investigation.
Accident Reconstruction Analysis: Expert witnesses can calculate vehicle speeds based on impact damage, skid marks, debris patterns, and the final positions of vehicles after the crash.
Electronic Data Recovery: Modern vehicles contain event data recorders (black boxes) that capture speed, braking, and other critical information in the seconds before a crash.
Witness Testimony: Eyewitnesses who observed erratic or high-speed driving before the accident can provide crucial testimony about the other driver’s behavior.
Surveillance and Traffic Cameras: Video footage from intersection cameras, business security systems, or traffic monitoring equipment may capture the speeding behavior that caused your accident.
Immediate Evidence Preservation: Our speeding accident lawyers act quickly to preserve time-sensitive evidence, including requesting preservation of surveillance footage and vehicle data before it’s lost or destroyed.
Comprehensive Accident Investigation: We work with qualified accident reconstruction experts, biomechanical engineers, and other specialists to build a complete picture of how excessive speed caused your injuries.
Medical Team Coordination: Speeding accidents often require immediate and ongoing medical care. We work with your healthcare providers to ensure proper treatment while documenting the full extent of your injuries.
Insurance Company Management: High-speed collision claims often involve substantial damages that insurance companies aggressively defend. Our lawyers handle all communications and negotiations to protect your interests.
Speed Limit Violations: Missouri law sets specific speed limits for different types of roads, and exceeding these limits establishes negligence that can support your injury claim.
Reasonable and Prudent Speed: Even when not exceeding posted limits, drivers must adjust speed for conditions. Driving too fast for weather, traffic, or road conditions can establish liability.
Reckless Driving Standards: Missouri defines reckless driving as operating a vehicle in willful disregard for safety. Excessive speeding often meets this standard and can support punitive damage claims.
Commercial Driver Regulations: Professional drivers are held to higher standards, and speeding violations can indicate broader safety violations that support larger damage awards.
Our speeding accident lawyers use accident reconstruction experts, vehicle damage analysis, skid mark measurements, and witness testimony to establish that excessive speed caused the crash, even without citations.
Missouri’s pure comparative fault system allows recovery even if you bear some responsibility. However, your compensation will be reduced by your percentage of fault for the accident.
Drunk driving combined with speeding often supports punitive damage claims beyond compensatory damages. We pursue all available remedies when impaired drivers cause crashes.
High-speed collisions often result in the most serious injuries and highest damage awards. Case values depend on injury severity, lost income, medical costs, and the degree of the other driver’s negligence.
Wrongful death cases involving speeding drivers may include compensation for lost income, medical expenses, funeral costs, and the pain and suffering of surviving family members.
If distracted driving contributed to the speeding accident, we can subpoena phone records to prove the driver was texting or talking while driving recklessly.
Speeding in work zones carries enhanced penalties and liability. Construction zone accidents often involve additional safety violations that strengthen your case.
Due to the serious nature of speeding accident injuries, these cases often take 12-24 months or longer to resolve, ensuring we account for all current and future medical needs.
Highway Corridors:
Surface Street Speed Zones:
Intersection Danger Points:
Catastrophic Medical Expenses: High-speed collision injuries often require:
Lost Earning Capacity: Severe injuries may result in:
Quality of Life Impact: Speeding accident victims often face:
Delay and Denial Strategies: Insurance companies often delay speeding accident claims hoping victims will accept inadequate settlements. Our lawyers maintain pressure to resolve cases fairly and promptly.
Damage Minimization: Insurers may argue that modern safety features reduced injury severity. We work with medical experts to demonstrate the true impact of high-speed collision forces on the human body.
Fault Shifting: Companies may claim other factors contributed to the accident. Our speeding accident lawyers focus evidence on the primary role of excessive speed in causing the crash.
Settlement Pressure: Adjusters often pressure victims to settle before the full extent of injuries is known. We ensure our clients understand the long-term implications before considering any settlement offers.
Our speeding accident lawyers represent injury victims throughout the St. Louis metropolitan area, including:
St. Louis County: Clayton, University City, Kirkwood, Webster Groves, Florissant, Hazelwood, Maryland Heights, Creve Coeur, Ballwin, Chesterfield, and surrounding communities
St. Charles County: St. Charles, O’Fallon, Wentzville, St. Peters, and Lake Saint Louis
Jefferson County: Arnold, Festus, Hillsboro, and Imperial
St. Louis City: Downtown, Central West End, Tower Grove, Soulard, and all city neighborhoods
Illinois Metro East: Belleville, O’Fallon, Collinsville, Edwardsville, and Alton
Our team has over 25 years of experience handling the most serious speeding accident cases throughout the St. Louis area. We understand the complex technical and medical issues these cases involve and have the resources to hire top experts who can prove both the cause of your accident and the full extent of your damages.
We work exclusively on a contingency fee basis—no fee unless we win—ensuring that quality legal representation is accessible even for the most catastrophic injury cases. Our track record of recovering over $60 million for clients demonstrates our ability to achieve results in even the most challenging cases.
Speeding accident cases require immediate investigation to preserve crucial evidence and protect your legal rights. The sooner our speeding accident lawyers can begin working on your case, the stronger we can make your claim for maximum compensation.
Don’t let insurance companies minimize the devastating impact of a speeding accident on your life and family. Contact The Dixon Injury Firm today for a free consultation about your case.
Your neighbors at The Dixon Injury Firm are ready to fight for justice when speeding drivers destroy lives. Because when someone’s reckless speed changes everything, we’re here to help you rebuild.
Many personal injury law factories get as many clients in the door as possible, hoping one will be the jackpot. Not us. At The Dixon Injury Firm, we’re highly selective about our cases because we devote considerable time and attention to each client.
