Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Truck Loads Falling Off - Don't Doubt That It Happens In Iowa

  Steve Lombardi | September 16, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  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...

• Anglen, Iowa Truck Driver Killed in Kansas

  Steve Lombardi | August 21, 2007 10:54 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  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...

• Orange City Man, Vandermeulen Truck Accident

  Steve Lombardi | August 21, 2007 10:45 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  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....

• DART Bus Strikes West Des Moines Woman

  Steve Lombardi | August 09, 2007 10:58 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  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,...

• Marshalltown Vehicle Accident Leads to One Death

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

  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...

• Collision Ends in Death for Man from Meservey

  Steve Lombardi | July 30, 2007 1:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  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...

• Pickup-Semi Crash Causes Death of Fort Dodge Man

  Steve Lombardi | July 29, 2007 1:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  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.

• McIntosh Survives Hwy 34 Tractor-trailer Accident

  Steve Lombardi | June 16, 2007 6:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  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...

• Man, 90 Killed in Car Accident

  Christina Cole | April 05, 2007 11:10 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  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...