Automobile Accidents

• Wrong Place Wrong Time or Something Else?

  Steve Lombardi | October 31, 2007 8:29 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Chris Riley of Colfax was driving along eastbound on Highway F48 probably minding his own business when a Chevrolet Caprice crossed the center line hitting him head on. So it was reported on October 30, 2007 by the Newton Daily News. It happened in mid-afternoon so one has to wonder what Deborah Sweetman was doing in her car that allowed it to drift across the center line. Sweetman then...

• Iowa Fatality - Equipment Failure the Cause

  Steve Lombardi | September 19, 2007 1:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Yesterday the Iowa State Patrol reported on a one-vehicle accident at mile marker 96 on Highway 65 in Polk County. The cause of the accident was noted to be "equipment failure caused the driver to lose control..." That's unusual for the police to arrive at that conclusion so quickly. The fact there were two fatalities makes it more unusual that such a conclusion would be reached so quickly. The...

• Iowa - Is someone in Ames in a hurry?

  Steve Lombardi | September 18, 2007 9:51 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  There's an a collision between a Pontiac sedan travelling southbound on Elwood and a GMC 500 traveling north and making a left turn on Elwood. There are no drugs or alcohol involved. Of course the driver making a left-hand turn is more than likely the at fault driver. I can't say that categorically but it seems likely. Was the driver in a hurry? Everyone has a duty to drive using due care and...

• Iowa Snowmobiles Collision - Huh? There isn't any snow!

  Steve Lombardi | September 17, 2007 3:50 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  KCCI reports that Sunday, September 17, 2007, near Walker two snowmobiles collided in Linn County! The weather Sunday was in the 70's with no snow. Oh I see both men were charged with drunk driving! For more information on this subject matter, please refer to the section on Car and Motorcycle Accidents.

• Iowa - Two hit-and-runs

  Steve Lombardi | September 17, 2007 1:10 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  One took place in Story County and the other in Linn. In each the victim was serious injured or dead. Under Iowa law all drivers have a duty to stop and render assistance when involved in a motor vehicle accident. That includes exchanging information. The Story County driver was apprehended, arrested and charged with vehicular homicide. There was no information available about toxicology...

• Iowa Gravel Roads and Shoulders

  Steve Lombardi | September 17, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  The gravel roads in rural Iowa can cause havoc to unsuspecting drivers and their passengers. Fatalities and serious injuries are the result of the front tires going off onto the shoulder such as occurred in Wright County, Lake Mills, Iowa on August 31, 2007. After the front tires go off the roadway, the car can be pulled sideways causing it to roll.Of course the driver is legally responsible for...

• The More Teenager Passengers The More Likely Distractions Will Lead To An Accident

  Steve Lombardi | September 07, 2007 9:54 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  At least that is what the defendant's lawyers will say. Five young teenage girls from the Ames cross-country team of Ames High School were reported to be in a car collision at 580th Avenue and Lincoln Highway in Story County. Several of the girls were taken to the hospital, one in serious condition. I had a friend who once told me he and his wife researched the issue of what vehicles had the...

• Polk City Accident - Personal Injury

  Steve Lombardi | August 18, 2007 12:04 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  July 23, 2007--Emergency crews responded to an accident in rural Polk City this morning. Three people were involved in the accident, which happened around 8:30 a.m. just northwest of Big Creek State Park. The Polk County sheriff's department says two pick-ups collided in the intersection of Northwest 146th Avenue and 128th Street. One of the people involve din the accident was airlifted to...

• Story County, Iowa Woman is Seriously Injured

  Steve Lombardi | August 09, 2007 10:29 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  August 4, 2007--A woman is at Mercy Hospital in Des Moines recovering from a serious car accident. The crash happened in Story County around 11 o'clock Saturday morning at the junction of Highway 30 and 680th Avenue, just west of Colo.Story County Sheriff Paul Fitzgerald says a teenage boy driving a white pick-up truck made a left hand turn at the intersection, slamming into the woman's brown...

• Pedestrian Severely Injured After Being Hit by a Des Moines Bus

  Steve Lombardi | July 19, 2007 4:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  George Mogensen was walking along East Grand on Tuesday, July 17 when he crossed the street and was hit by a Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority bus. The driver of the bus, Gary Cozad of Indianola, was taken in for testing after the accident. There was no evidence of alcohol in Cozad's body and the results of a drug test have yet to be released. Charges have not been filed against...