Protestors in Feguson block traffic, cause accident

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12. As a legal proposition, that is not necessarily true.

Apart from questioning the credibility of a one of the protesters who may be at least partially at fault denying any responsibility, if the protesters were in fact marching, and therefore blocking, the road without an appropriate permit, thereby necessitating the one car alter lanes to avoid them, and subsequent swerve by the second car, the protesters' actions may be one of the proximate causes of the accident, although not solely responsible.

As Missouri appears to be a pure comparative negligence state, the protesters could certainly be found partially liable for the accident, assuming the driver who suffered damages insurance carrier wishes to pursue the matter.

Did the protesters wait for the police to provide identification and give their witness statements. If not, since they have been captured on camera, they should be easily identified and may be in trouble apart from any civil liability for the accident.