Tractor-Trailer Accidents

• Iowa - Farm Accidents Fall Harvest - Crashes and Collisions

  Steve Lombardi | November 10, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  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...

• 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....

• 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...

• 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...

• Vehicle maintenance is nothing to ignore

  Steve Lombardi | August 25, 2009 5:56 PM | 1 CommentDes Moines, IA

  On August 23, 2009 Ronald Perrin was driving his tractor when the brakes, “locked up as Perrin drove along the edge of a road”. The tractor than went into the ditch where it rolled...

• Construction Site Safety: At times the news media is clueless about how they report accidents.

  Steve Lombardi | March 16, 2009 2:00 PM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Can a construction wall suddenly just fall on construction workers? The news report is a wall of rebar at the Gateway construction site “just became loose and collapsed” on top of...

• Highway Safety: Bridges – What is the condition of the bridges in your state, city or town?

  Steve Lombardi | January 20, 2009 9:19 AM | 0 CommentsDes Moines, IA

  Bridge Safety - Iowa and U.S. Highways Our goal at the InjuryBoard is to prevent injury. To prevent injury let’s examine the available data and government policies that predispose this...