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MoDOT settles lawsuit over worker’s unborn baby

By Kevin S. Held,

22 days ago

ST. LOUIS – The mother of a pregnant woman and the biological father of the unborn child have won a settlement from the Missouri Department of Transportation in a wrongful death lawsuit.

On Nov. 18, 2021, a driver crashed through a work zone on Telegraph Road over Interstate 255, killing MoDOT employees James Brooks and Kaitlyn Anderson, who was six months pregnant with her unborn son, Jaxx. A third worker barely survived the crash.

There was no protective truck at the site, which is a requirement. Anderson had requested a safer job due to her pregnancy.

Anderson’s mother, Tonya Musskopf, and husband, Austin Jarvis, sued the Missouri Highways and Transportation Commission (MHTC), which governs MoDOT.

The settlement, filed on Sept. 6, awards Musskopf and Jarvis $505,000 for Jaxx’s death.

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Jacobs Fûkengrüven

20d ago

This is what I don’t understand… if an unborn baby is killed then it’s murder, but if it’s an abortion then it’s ok? Help me understand the stupidity! If one is murder, then both is murder unless we have 2 sets of laws.

Uriah Mills

22d ago

sorry this happened to them .I hope the settlement helps create a LONG LASTING PROGENY !!!

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