Automobile Accidents

• It's not the tree, but about control, speed and distractions.

  Steve Lombardi | November 24, 2009 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On October 17th 2009 Luke Schneiders was driving east of Sioux City when he failed to negotiate the curve around the 5900 block of Correctionville Road left the roadway and hit a tree dead on. Luke...

• Des Moines Woman dies on County Road due to a Failure to Stop

  Steve Lombardi | November 23, 2009 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  According to the Des Moines Register, Jennifer Sue Peacock from Des Moines was at the intersection of County Road S31 and Iowa Highway 5 near HartfordThe 24-year-old failed to come to a...

• Go-Carting Safety and Riding on the Public Streets

  Steve Lombardi | November 13, 2009 10:25 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On September 04th 2009 14-year-old William Beaulieau and a class mate 15-year-old Jacob Murray were go-carting when the go-cart they were riding in collided with a Ford truck driven by Chad Stange....

• That center line is there for a reason.

  Steve Lombardi | November 11, 2009 9:00 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  Samantha Martin (39) died when the Iowa State Patrol officer reports a car driven by Lisa Ann Smith (44 years-of-age) crossed the center line and caused a crash. Martin was driving a Dodge Neon,...

• Head-on Crash and the Center line in Clayton County, Iowa

  Steve Lombardi | November 10, 2009 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  It’s reported that a vehicle being driven by Sarah Austin, 21 or Luana crossed the center line on U.S. Highway 52 at 5:45 a.m. on November 8, 2009 killing a 41-year-old man. The man Lee...

• $2 Million Dollar Cell Phone Call, Tort Reform Would Say "Sorry Wrong Number"

  Steve Lombardi | October 29, 2009 2:18 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Chicago Woman Pedestrian Struck by Distracted Driver Here is the report: The following is alleged - 24-7 Press Release article released October 7, 2009, the settlement for a personal injury case...

• I-80 Oxford, Iowa Interstate Crash

  Steve Lombardi | October 26, 2009 2:43 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  I drove to Iowa City this weekend for Parent's Day at the Law School. On the return trip to Des Moines Barbara and I passed through the Oxford work construction zone at the Oxford exit on I-80....

• Taking Charge of Digitally Distracted Drivers

  Steve Lombardi | October 26, 2009 10:11 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  In Washington a government meeting was held September 30, 2009 to discuss the growing issue from this past year of distracted driving specifically related to the use of electronic devices,...

• How do I know what my case is worth?

  Steve Lombardi | October 24, 2009 10:06 AM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  To know how much your case is worth you first need to understand the elements of the type of legal case. Let’s say you were in a car accident and wrecked your car. The elements would include...

• Stop, look and listen - Good advice even in rural Iowa

  Steve Lombardi | October 20, 2009 12:25 PM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  On September 21rst 2009 a New London woman died after she drove her pickup truck around the crossing arms at the railroad tracks and was hit by an Amtrak train. The accident happened in eastern...