Posts tagged Fault

• 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 Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• Single vehicle rollover accidents demonstrates the dangers of OWI

  Steve Lombardi | August 26, 2009 11:05 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Here is what is reported: On August 23, 2009 a vehicle was traveling at a high rate of speed when he came to the intersection of Wink Ave. and 160th St. where Wink turns from hard surface to gravel....

• Van Crashes into Train in Adams County, Iowa

  Steve Lombardi | August 03, 2009 10:02 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On July 20th 2009 a man driving a van crashed into a moving train in Adams County. While the crash happened two miles east of Nodaway near the RAGBRAI route it was not apparently a RAGBRAI support...

• Passing on the shoulder in rural Iowa requires reducing one's speed

  Steve Lombardi | July 27, 2009 5:17 PM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  On July 8th 2009 Daniel Kult was heading South of Timber Ave. when he attempted to pass another Southbound vehicle on the left shoulder, when he tried to bring his vehicle back onto the road he lost...

• Rural Iowa Roads, Where Tall Corn May Obstruct a Driver's Vision

  Steve Lombardi | July 27, 2009 3:04 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  On July 13th 2009 George Clark was headed Eastbound on 140th St. when he failed to yield while traveling through the intersection at Victory Avenue. Failing to yield caused the vehicles to...

• Driver argues, loses control, causes accident, kills motorcyclist

  Steve Lombardi | July 06, 2009 6:13 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Fort Lauderdale, Florida – January 2009 – From Chalik & Chalik along with the Sun Sentinel we bring you this January 22, 2009 report of pedestrian mayhem in the sunny state of Minnie...

• Driving on Iowa's gravel roads requires a certain skill set.

  Steve Lombardi | June 23, 2009 2:08 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  Question: In your experience what are some of the causes of driver’s losing control of cars and trucks on gravel roads in Iowa? Answer: I’ve been asked this question before and after...

• 911 Call Captures drowning woman’s plea for help.

  Steve Lombardi | June 13, 2009 10:42 PM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  In this case a single vehicle collision caused by what the Iowa State Patrol says was a loss of control killed the two adults but sparing the 1 year old child. Later reports indicate the child...

• 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 Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  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...

• The prettiest thing you can wear to prom is a seat belt.

  Steve Lombardi | May 09, 2009 10:46 AM | 2 CommentsDes Moines, IA Category: Wrongful Death
  

  Personal injury isn't pretty. In fact some of what we see as P.I. lawyers makes us sick. Some makes go home at night when our children are little and sit on their beds just looking at them and...