Automobile Accidents

• O'Connell, an Irish family, is devasted after van crash in Iowa. (Updated 06/21/2009)

  Steve Lombardi | June 17, 2009 3:48 PM | 17 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  This is one of those accidents I hate writing about but without this posting the relatives and friends back in Ireland may wonder about how to obtain information concerning the O'Connell family. I...

• Severe Accident Kills Two Children on I-80

  Steve Lombardi | July 23, 2007 12:01 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  On Sunday, July 15 in the early afternoon, a Ford Explorer flipped four or five times on Interstate 80 before it flew over the median and landed in a ditch. The car was heading westbound on I-80 near Newton when the driver lost control. The severe accident caused the death of two children.The two victims pronounced dead at the scene were 13-year old Andrea Bockenstedt and 10-year old Aaron...

• How many Iowa teens need to die before we increase the driving permit age?

  Steve Lombardi | September 15, 2009 2:26 PM | 3 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  This past week I posted TEEN LOGIC: Why is a 15-year-old taxiing passengers on I-380 in Iowa? That news article was an accident on I-380 involving three teens, the driver was 15-year-old. She...

• How do I insure my adult child's car without taking on the legal liability?

  Steve Lombardi | March 11, 2009 1:16 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Question: Our son is a full-time college student in Washington, and he is about to purchase car insurance. He is still a resident of Iowa, where my wife and I live. Would it be wise for our son...

• The McDonald's Verdict, Tort Deform and other Riddles Revisited

  Steve Lombardi | March 03, 2008 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  I have to admit that this one was too good to pass on without comment. I've written previously about tort deformers and their mantra and how Madison Avenue has brilliantly fooled most of the nation into believing the sky is falling and we can only save the nation with more tort deform. But as my mother is fond of saying, "This one is a real doozy!" I have to admit that this one was too good to...

• 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....

• Is texting while driving really dangerous or are people exaggerating?

  Steve Lombardi | September 04, 2009 2:26 PM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  Teen Logic: “Really Dad what’s the big deal? You’re making a big deal out of nothing. Nothings ever going to happen. Remember, I'm a safe driver!” Oh really? How do...

• Iowa, A three car crash took the life of the first collision driver.

  Steve Lombardi | June 10, 2009 8:37 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  A rear end collision propelled the offending car across the center line and into the path of an oncoming car. Those two collided for a second collision sending both off in different directions. The...

• Statistically the New York's Taconic State Parkway Wrong-way Collision Cause Not a Surprise (Updated)

  Steve Lombardi | August 06, 2009 8:57 AM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  In light of the New York wrong-way collision on the Taconic State Parkway getting so much publicity I thought it appropriate to repost my findings and conclusions about wrong-way collisions. The...

• Air Force senior airman, Danielle N. Brinser from Ottumwa, Iowa killed in Ohio mva crash

  Steve Lombardi | March 23, 2009 11:39 PM | 25 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Ottumwa, Iowa native Danielle N. Brinser, 20, a senior airman at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base was killed when trying to cross Ohio 444 on a green light. The other vehicle failed to stop and yield...