Automobile Accidents

• Driving Safety: Semi-smart(s)

  Megan Roth | February 25, 2009 12:16 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  An uncle, an uncle’s brother and dad, two family friends, a childhood neighbor and my sister’s soon-to-be-father-in-law. These are people I know and can think of off-hand who drive a...

• Driving Safety: The dangers of 'cabbing it'

  Megan Roth | February 22, 2009 9:51 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Fourteen – the number of cabs stopped at my corner when I went to work this morning ((nine at the red light, five pulled over for travelers). Eight – the number on 51st Street (between...

• Iowa News: Man standing in driveway killed by out of control car

  Steve Lombardi | February 22, 2009 7:50 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  This report is pretty sketchy for there being a fatality. The out of control vehicle appears to be an Isuzu Trooper. The driver was Celine Ramirez, 42. The relatives should consider my earlier...

• Driving Safety: Tire blow-outs in all their glory

  Megan Roth | February 20, 2009 7:35 AM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Michelin, Firestone, Bridgestone, Dunlop, Goodyear – if you drive a vehicle, you’re bound to be familiar with at least one of these brands. Driving a vehicle also means you’re...

• Auto Safety: Why do car and motorcycle accident cases take so long to conclude?

  Steve Lombardi | February 18, 2009 11:04 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Monona motorcyclist dies in crash The Gazette MONONA — Michael Johnson, Sr., 46, of Monona was killed this afternoon when his motorcycle collided with a truck that was turning into a...

• Iowa Agriculture: Trains vs Tractors, Don't bet on the tractor

  Steve Lombardi | February 17, 2009 11:30 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  My best guess is that Tyson Petersen, 22 is feeling like today or anytime soon may be the day for him to play the Iowa Lottery. Seems Mr. Petersen knows something about concentrating and owning his...

• Driving Safety: The Dangers Lurking Just Around the Bed

  Megan Roth | February 16, 2009 11:21 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  I consider myself a go-getter all the way and am completely, 100 percent committed to my job. However, I’m also completely, 100 percent committed to relaxing when I’m on vacation –...

• Driving Safety: Coming around the mountain...

  Megan Roth | February 14, 2009 12:32 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Right now I’m vacationing in California’s sunny palm desert – and it is gorgeous. I mean it - it’s almost surreal. I got up yesterday, threw on a tank top and shorts and went...

• Driver Safety: Wrong-way drivers, not as uncommon as you may think.

  Steve Lombardi | February 14, 2009 9:10 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  A Buick Station Wagon being driven by Theodore Springman and a Dodge Dynasty driven by Rodney Fisher were involved in a head-on crash on I-380 in the northbound lanes of traffic. Springman was...

• Driving Safety: How just one drunk driver can alter the lives of hundreds

  Megan Roth | February 13, 2009 12:25 PM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  I told you yesterday – drinking and driving often results in accidents, and those are never a fun situation. We gave you a brief breakdown of Wisconsin’s drunk driving statistics and...