Automobile Accidents

• Under-age driver causes accident on country road

  Steve Lombardi | October 07, 2009 10:47 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Creston News Advertiser brings forward information from the Iowa State Patrol in the accident which occurred Wednesday morning, September 30th, involving Allison Powell, Mae Powell and Robin...

• Another train-car collision kills New London woman

  Steve Lombardi | October 06, 2009 12:04 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On Monday, September 22, about 5:45pm, Catherine Lea Stinson, age 45, was hit by an Amtrak train at 145th Street and U.S. 34, according to John Mangalonzo reporter from The Hawkeye online news...

• What caused the Birdland Marina car crash?

  Steve Lombardi | October 05, 2009 8:11 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Metrick Lawan, the driver of the car that crashed on September 21st 2009 killing passenger Heaven Chumos, has been charged with two counts of serious injury by vehicle, OWI, and the most serious...

• Birdland Drive and Saylor Road Crash Update in Des Moines

  Steve Lombardi | October 03, 2009 10:03 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  More information behind the car crash on Monday morning near Birdland Drive and Saylor Road has come to the for front. The woman who died in the crash, Chumos, age 32, had called her mother,...

• Cause of Early Morning Crash in Des Moines Still a Mystery

  Steve Lombardi | September 21, 2009 4:27 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Early Monday morning a small white car crashed into a stone wall on Birdland Drive heading towards Saylor Road, near Birdland Marina, according to WHO-TV news. The Police said, Joy Chumos, age 32,...

• Distracted or Drinking and Driving Crash Kills Again

  Steve Lombardi | September 20, 2009 8:20 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  A September 14, 2009 crash in Allamakee County, Iowa at 2:50pm occurred when a Toyota Tundra left the curved roadway, crashed into the ditch and rolled. While on Suttle Creek Road, Northwest of...

• Seniors: When it comes to a drivers' license, how old is too old?

  Steve Lombardi | September 18, 2009 9:16 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Hit and Run that kills Bicyclist spurs debate on the impact of age on driving privileges On August 30, 2009 a hit-and-run occurred killing bicyclist, Mark Grgurich age 54. Hit by a white truck...

• Helicopter Lands on First, Hit by Fire Truck on Second, but Who Called 9-1-1?

  Steve Lombardi | September 11, 2009 2:37 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Tort Reform Hits a Snag Responding to an accident in southeast Iowa a MedForce helicopter was struck by a Mediapolis Fire Department truck grounding it and its crew. Two spokesmen for...

• What will it take in Iowa to stop distracted cell phone drivers?

  Steve Lombardi | September 04, 2009 11:08 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On August 8th 2009 16 yr. old Megan Davis died as a result of injuries suffered in a crash. She was traveling north on 180th Avenue in a 1988 Chevy S10 when for an unknown reason she lost control...

• Newton, Iowa Crash Leaves Woman Dead as Other Driver Flees from Scene

  Steve Lombardi | September 01, 2009 8:03 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The report isn’t pleasant to read. The police pieced together the collision sequence but without the at-fault driver who they say fled the scene. One car crossed the center line and sideswiped...