Family of woman killed in I-55 crash files lawsuit, blames state highway commission

KSDK -- The family of a woman who died last year after
driving off a bluff along Interstate 55 is suing the Missouri State Highway Commission.

Click here to read a copy of the lawsuit

The family of 35-year old Andrea Whitehead filed the suit Thursday. It seeks $25,000 in damages.

Investigators say Whitehead was trying to change lanes at I-55 and Gasconade when she lost control of her vehicle and fell 76 feet over the cliff in June 2008. Two of her children in the vehicle survived.

The lawsuit claims that the highway commission knew the road was dangerous but did not provide a barrier to protect vehicles from going over the bluff.