Automobile Accidents

• Lawyer to Lawyer Toolbox - Accident Investigation – What do I do with this case?

  Steve Lombardi | September 20, 2008 10:07 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  Many small town lawyers have local residents approach them about taking their personal injury case. In many instances the lawyer may hesitate but the challenge seems like something that would spice...

• GPS - A marketing plan that destroys good driving habits.

  Steve Lombardi | April 20, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  Another potential source is driver distraction is the global positioning system or GPS that several manufacturers place in cars as standard equipment. As a person with a brain trained in the law...

• Cell Phones: University of Utah Applied Cognition Lab

  Steve Lombardi | April 17, 2008 12:00 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  In today's post the Des Moines Injuryboard blawg provides a one stop source for a better understanding of how cell phone usage increases the risk of an auto accident. If you have a case that...

• Iowa Ranks Third in the Nation for Young Driver Fatalities

  Steve Lombardi | July 22, 2007 12:21 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  A recent study shows that Iowa was ranked third in the nation for having the highest rate of deaths among young drivers. 19.56% of fatal accidents in Iowa involved drivers ages 16-20 in 2005. Maine and Delaware are the only two states with higher fatality rates. Nationally in 2005, the percentage of fatalities among young drivers is 16.52%, down from 20.02% in 2004.Since 1999, when state...

• Coal Train Coming, 19-year-old driver sits on tracks

  Steve Lombardi | November 28, 2009 12:01 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Was the death of Brianna Culp, the 19 year old who was hit by a coal train, a suicide? That is the question police are asking as they look into the accident that happened Sunday, October 11th 2009....

• 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....

• 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...