Des Moines Personal Injury Lawyer articles in category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents

Motorcycles are difficult enough for drivers to see, but add bulky farm machinery to the already busy roads and we have to wonder if that is a reason for seeing more motorcycle accidents. Also the field cover is being cleared so and that may increase deer movement across highways. Is the fall a time when motorcyclists need to be even more cautious? Deer are more active at dawn and dusk, so...

Two truckers didn't win out on Cleveland Road, just east of the I-80 interchange as they crashed causing one of Henry County's busiest roads to be shut down for more than one hour. The semi ended up on its side and in someone's yard. That driver walked away from the collision. The truck driver wasn't so lucky and had to be airlifted to the hospital. Jaws of Life had to be used. I've previously...

In Iowa its fall and that means crops coming out of the fields and being delivered to elevators. It also means an increase in collisions and deaths. State officials warn all drivers on the roads to be more aware of farm equipment, to slow it down, to watch closely as you top a hill and to look on each side towards fields and gates to see equipment coming out or going in. Stay back from slow...

On September 22, 2007 the driver of an eastbound semi-truck ended up in the Coral Ridge parking lot after losing control of his rig. The accident remains under investigation. The injured driver, Craft, was taken to the University of Iowa Hospital via Johnson County Ambulance. The Werner truck was overturned in the collision sequence. Without talking with the driver it is difficult to say what...

Just because it's never happened to you don't take that semi-truck load in front of you for granted. It may not be as secure as you believe. If the load on a truck falls off, as it did on Lu Ann Kleemeyer, it is the trucking company and driver that are responsible. Of course the insurance company will certainly blame you for not paying enough attention.Car and other vehicles following a truck...

IA - An Iowa tractor-trailer driver died Wednesday in a crash on northbound Interstate 435 in western Wyandotte County. The accident happened about 11:30 a.m. when a car struck the truck over the Metropolitan Avenue bridge, according to a Kansas Highway Patrol report. The collision sent the car and the tractor-trailer into the interstate bridge rail. The truck cab flipped over the rail and...

It was reported earlier today that an Orange City, Iowa man was killed when his truck was struck by another semitruck that pulled out from a stop sign. The Vandermeulen semi went into a ditch rolled and he died.One comment blames the death on Vandermeulen not wearing a seat belt but that is unfair and not according to the law. It's not Vandermeulen's fault the other driver did not obey the law....

August 9, 2007--A Des Moines woman is still the hospital, after being hit by a city bus during rush hour Wednesday morning. The accident happened at the corner of 8th and Walnut in downtown Des Moines. Police say 24-year-old Emily Abrahamson of West Des Moines was crossing 8th Street when she was hit by a Des Moines Area Regional Transit bus making a left-hand turn. According to police,...

A two vehicle collision occurred on Iowa Highway 14, two miles north of Marshalltown. The collision involved a pickup truck and a truck that was carrying gas cylinders. Although the cause of the accident has not been proven, one theory is that the pickup truck crossed over the centerline and collided head-on with the other truck. One person in the pickup truck died at the scene and another...

Robert McNamara Jr. was killed after a car-semi-truck crash near Goldfield on Thursday, June 21. The 57-year old victim was heading eastbound in his car when he collided with a northbound semi at an intersection. McNamara was thrown from his car and pronounced dead at the scene.James Moser of Emmetsburg was the 25-year old driver of the semi-truck. There have been no reports as to whether he...

Steven Hedeen, a 49-year old man from Fort Dodge, was driving his 1978 Dodge pickup truck on Wednesday, July 11 on Highway 169. Hedeen was heading southbound on Highway 169 when he crossed the center line and collided with an International semi, driven by John Studer. Hedeen was thrown from the pickup and rushed to the hospital where he died from his injuries. Studer suffered minor injuries.

Drive safely, wear your seat belt, watch where you want to go, where you are and pay attention to what is going on around you. Don't be in a hurry, or distracted. Cell phones, iPods, etc. are certainly nice gadgets but are becoming a major source of accidents. When teenagers, excited over graduation and the attendant celebrations, gather in a moving vehicle it is easy to become distracted. The...

A 90-year-old man lost his life in a truck accident on Thursday when his Grand Marquis crossed the center median into oncoming traffic, crashing nearly head-on, with a dump truck that was traveling southbound.The man died shortly after the crash happened at 4pm today. The driver of the pick up truck was not injured in the accident, according to police.The man did have his seatbelt on at the time...