Iowa State Patrol Injury Reports for Saturday, February 19, 2011

Every Saturday this law firm posts the current Iowa State Patrol fatality and injury report list so our out-of-state clients and potential clients have access to the latest word from the Iowa State Patrol. If you have questions about what the investigating officer's report means, or how to interpret it, give Steve Lombardi a call at 515-222-1110 or send him an email at sdlombardi@aol.com. Here are the injury reports for February 19, 2010.

Rollover Car Accidents in Iowa for February 17, 2011

Then with Two treated, released after accident on Avenue, we have two folks from Cedar Falls we have a one-car accident on Highway 18 with the driver losing control, entering the median area and rolling the van; a 1999 Ford Econoline van. If anyone could design a car that wouldn’t roll over we could save a lot of lives. The passenger and driver are Kully Olson, 21 from Osage and one Russel Fredericksen, 27 from Cedar Falls. Both were taken to Mercy in Mason City. In the first article I’ve already covered the Sorenson accident so I won’t do it again.

What’s a MoJo?

This first story is about a MoJo. A MoJo is a mobile journalist who covers the Cedar Rapids area of Iowa. The Internet has redefined most everything so why not journalism too? A MoJo can take photos, write stories and then sell content via a web links etc. This journalist is Jeff Raasch from SourceMedia Group News. That’s a great idea Jeff – I like that a MoJo. I’d suggest Jeff carry workers’ compensation insurance and higher limits of auto coverages including uninsured and underinsured motorist coverage. Taking this one step further this could be a money maker for students in college or at one of our state Universities. Give it some thought.

In some accidents, there is no one to exchange information

Okay what do we have here today; a redirect notice to this link. A 911 recording by the Sioux County Sheriff’s office involving the mother whose truck rolled over. It’s pretty dramatic in that a four-year-old walked away from the accident to a nearby farm house to get help. The mother was frantic because she was unable to hear her daughter.

Iowa State Patrol Fatality Reports for Saturday, February 12, 2011

Every Saturday this law firm posts the current Iowa State Patrol fatality and injury report list so our out-of-state clients and potential clients have access to the latest word from the Iowa State Patrol. If you have questions about what the investigating officer's report means, or how to interpret it, give Steve Lombardi a call at 515-222-1110 or send him an email at sdlombardi@aol.com. Here are the injury reports for February 12, 2010. [Garner and Sorenson Vehicles with Passengers McAllister and Wilcox]

Iowa State Patrol Injury Reports for Saturday, February 12, 2011

Every Saturday this law firm posts the current Iowa State Patrol fatality and injury report list so our out-of-state clients and potential clients have access to the latest word from the Iowa State Patrol. If you have questions about what the investigating officer's report means, or how to interpret it, give Steve Lombardi a call at 515-222-1110 or send him an email at sdlombardi@aol.com. Here are the injury reports for February 12, 2010.

Iowa State Patrol Injury Reports - Interstate Highway - for Saturday, February 12, 2011

How bad has it been on Iowa’s interstate highway system? Below I’ve separated the I-235, I-35, I-80, I-380 and I-29. This should assist injured drivers and passengers looking for their report. The crash reports from previous weeks are at the links way down at the bottom. If you follow this link to the Lombardi Law Firm category Interstate 35, I-80, I-235, I-380 Collisions/Accidents you can find most Iowa State Patrol crash reports linked and some, but not all, are analyzed. Look along the left column under The Verdict to see if the date of your accident is shown; if it is simply click on the linked title that should include a date. There are two for every Saturday. One is for fatality reports and the other for injury crash reports. If you or an interested person are in a collision and you would like the crash analyzed you’ll need to contact Attorney Lombardi. This may or may not result in an attorney-client relationship and simply asking for a review does not in and of itself create such a relationship. If you ask and Mr. Lombardi thinks you have a case he will say so and provide an agreement for representation that then creates an attorney-client relationship. The bottom line is that Mr. Lombardi has to agree to take you on as a client; the first step of course is asking him. You’ve got two ways: telephone 515-222-1110 or email sent to sdlombardi@aol.com.

Personal Injury ISP Reports on the Interstate Highways for February 5, 2011

Today is February 5and I’m going to list the personal injury accidents and crashes on the Iowa roads and interstate highway system. They come off the ISP website but you are free to contact me if you want further assistance. I can be reached by email at sdlombardi@aol.com or by phone 515-222-1110.

What causes TBI or a head injury?

In this crash we have two people being hospitalized after a car, truck and semi-truck accident on Highway 151 in Fairfax. This appears to be the same collision with the woman from Marion, Iowa. (Joy Talley, 25) She suffered what is reported as a serious head-injury or TBI. The accident sequence is this poor woman is stopped and waiting for traffic to clear so she can turn left. A semi-truck driver probably not paying attention (cell phone?) rear ends her, pushing her car into the path of the oncoming pickup truck. All were injured. See the article and the local Sheriff’s report for more details. I see no fault on the part of Talley.

What is negligence?

From what the report states he, Howard Gearhart was driving a 2006 Chevrolet 1500 pickup truck lost control, overcorrected, ended up off the road and crashed into a guardrail, owned by the State of Iowa. Further the report has a passenger, Brian Tucker, being ejected from the truck and then being injured and flown by air ambulance to Creighton University Medical Center. The driver is listed as having died from injuries in the crash.

Personal Injury ISP Reports on the Interstate Highways for January 29, 2011

Today is January 29, 2011 and I’m going to list the personal injury accidents and crashes on the Iowa roads and interstate highway system. They come off the ISP website but you are free to contact me if you want further assistance. I can be reached by email at sdlombardi@aol.com or by phone 515-222-1110. From quickly scanning the summaries there are at least 127 personal injury accidents on the Iowa interstate highways in this batch of reported accidents. They include I-235, I-35, I-80, and I-29. For some reason I-380 has no pi accidents this time around. The Iowa highways include 151, 218, 52, 44, 63, 69, 169, 20, 17 and 52. There’s a lot of ice covered roads for driver’s to evaluate and to contend with but frankly it’s mostly about speed and being in too much of a hurry. The report links follow and if you need help understanding what happened or what to do next contact Steve Lombardi for legal assistance.

Saturday – Personal Injury ISP Reports on the Interstate Highways for January 29, 2011

I'm a personal injury lawyer and every Saturday I list the Iowa State Patrol injury and fatality reports on our firm website. I started doing it after a client told me they liked my analysis of the accident and how the law would view their claim. Unfortunately there are way too many accidents in Iowa and this lawyer likes to have a life, so if you would like your personal injury or property damage accident analyzed contact me and we can talk about it. If you have questions about what the investigating officer's report means, or how to interpret it, give Steve Lombardi a call at 515-222-1110 or send him an email at sdlombardi@aol.com.

How to Avoid a Wrong-way accident on the Interstate Highway

On a weekly basis I collect and then post wrong-way accident links from around the world. If a wrong-way driver or accident or crash, or collision comes across my radar screen I’ll post the title and link along with the short description. They are all listed on the Lombardi Law Firm Site under the heading Wrong-Way Collisions on Iowa’s Interstate and State Highways. You can read my findings by following this link. Of course our view is greater than just Iowa, but I’m an Iowa lawyer with a Florida license too, so it is what it is. Here are the links for February 3, 2011.

Ice won't excuse the negligence of the driver crossing the center line

Ice isn’t an excuse for losing control and crossing the center line. Ice is a condition that occurs every year in Iowa. We expect the cold, we know it will snow and we also know that snow on warmer days will melt then turn to ice at night. So when someone points to the ice as if it were an excuse for a rollover that injured their passengers I have to just listen. ...then crossed the center line and hit a van driven by a 54-year-old man, Van Meeteren of Sioux Center.

Losing control and crossing the center line of a highway

Losing control and crossing the center line of a highway can be a reason why passengers collect from at-fault drivers in Iowa. In this Wisconsin case the passenger was killed during a collision between a car and a semi-truck. These were college students from that state. This accident can serve as a reminder to Iowa’s college students to drive extra careful and to not drive when weather conditions are so dangerous that a loss of control is probable. Let’s be careful out there.

Did ethanol plant vapor discharge obstruct a driver’s vision causing a dangerous condition?

Frankly I’m not sure without knowing more about the accident sequence and whether the driver should not have pulled out from safety. It’s a difficult call without seeing and examining the physical evidence and knowing something more about the location. It is an interesting case though.

Iowa Teen Seriously Injured In I-35 Rollover Collision in Minnesota

In this instance an 18-year-old, Alexander Joy was driving north on I-35, with passengers in the SUV when it lost control. Jenna Albert, his passenger was in critical condition. Young folks being where they are in life don’t carry a lot of insurance and those doctors just don’t seem to want to do the work for free. So be it as it may they will need a personal injury lawyer. If you need help with your insurance claim or an explanation of how this system works give (by an Iowa personal injury lawyer that works closely with Minnesota Law Firms), give me a call. 515-222-1110 or write sdlombardi@aol.com.

Semi-truck crash can a cause serious head injury

Joy Talley suffered a head injury after the car she was driving was rear ended by a semi-truck last Thursday. That crash sent her to the hospitals in Iowa City. According to the KCRG news item she was waiting to turn left of center when the semi-truck crashed into the rear of her vehicle. It’s reported the driver of the semi drove his truck into the rear of Tally’s vehicle and then pushed it into the path of a pickup truck driven by Jeff Levsen of Marion; Levsen was also injured and taken to the hospital. The accident happened on U.S. Highway 151, Fairfax, Thursday, January 20, 2011, 8:00 a.m.

Iowa State Patrol Fatality Reports for Saturday, January 24, 2011.

Every Saturday this law firm posts the current Iowa State Patrol fatality and injury report list so our out-of-state clients and potential clients have access to the latest word from the Iowa State Patrol. If you have questions about what the investigating officer's report means, or how to interpret it, give Steve Lombardi a call at 515-222-1110 or send him an email at sdlombardi@aol.com. Here are the injury reports for January 24, 2011.

Iowa State Patrol Personal Injury Reports for Saturday, January 24, 2011.

Every Saturday this law firm posts the current Iowa State Patrol fatality and injury report list so our out-of-state clients and potential clients have access to the latest word from the Iowa State Patrol. If you have questions about what the investigating officer's report means, or how to interpret it, give Steve Lombardi a call at 515-222-1110 or send him an email at sdlombardi@aol.com. Here are the injury reports for January 24, 2011.

Arrested in Texas for OWI while riding a horse.

Can you be arrested in Texas for OWI while riding a horse? Read The Verdict today to find out the answer.

This Philly Lawyer is all about defective trailers

This lawyer looks all about errant and defective trailers that cause personal injury. If you are in Iowa I’m happy to help but when in Philly this looks like a pretty good lawyer to interview. Here is his email to me. Good luck.

Car falls off overpass onto northbound I-35 in Minnesota

Here is a news item from Cloquet, Minnesota involving I-35. Typically we assume we are safe driving at highway speeds and also that the design of the road surface, the bridge railings and overpass structure will protect us from a fall. But in this case the woman plunged over the side rail of an overpass after skidding and running up the snow bank, which by the way should have been plowed out of there. I'm guessing that maintenance issues will become a more serious problem as state budgets get worse. So be aware of what can happen and how accidents start; that way you can slow down and stay alive. Enjoy the article. Woman whose car fell off Cloquet bridge 'lucky to have survived' Duluth News Tribune The car landed where northbound I-35 and Minnesota Highway 33 merge. “The best we could tell is that it landed on its roof,” Vereecken said. ... See all stories on this topic

Another rollover death MVA near Centerville.

A 2006 Toyota Scion rolled over on Highway 5 at St. Joseph Drive north of Centerville and killed a 56-year-old woman. She’s listed as Mary English from Le Grand, Iowa. It appears she was the only person in the car. What interested me about rollover types of accidents, are the passengers inside. Often time’s passengers have a claim against the driver and don’t even know it because they don’t understand their rights.

I-80, 35 and 29 Collisions in Iowa for January 17, 2011

Every week I pick a day and blog about the fatality and the injury reports in Iowa. The focus is usually I-35 and I-80. Luckily today there are none on I-35. The rest are here for you to learn from. We can all do that. This week we have six fatality reports on the ISP website. The accident locations cover Appanoose, Jasper again, Scott, Boone, Adair and Cerro Gordo Counties. The first is a single vehicle rollover that killed the driver. Mary English - 56