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10/12/2009
Steve Lombardi
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Dangerous Ditches on Rural Iowa Farm to Market Roadways

On October 7th 2009 the Plymouth County sheriff’s office said that its deputies found the body of 29 year old Michael Ahlers while investigating a report of a car in the river. It is being reported that the car was partially submerged in the Little Sioux River. The investigation remains open however authorities are stating that they do not believe foul play was involved.

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I've previously written about rural ditches and how dangerous they are when cars, trucks and motorcycles leave the county roads. Here are a few stories I've previously written.

Steve Lombardi | August 31, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 Comments Category: Motorcycle Accidents ... bound on P53 when he lost control of the bike around a curve and rolled into a ditch ...

Steve Lombardi | September 28, 2007 12:00 AM | 0 Comments Category: Head & Brain Injuries ... The Gazette reported a motorcycle rolled over "several times" after going into the ditch ...

Steve Lombardi | September 23, 2009 2:17 PM | 0 Comments Des Moines, IA. This one is coming out ... at 2:50pm occurred when a Toyota Tundra left the curved roadway, crashed into the ditch ...

Steve Lombardi | October 04, 2009 3:08 PM Category: Defective & Dangerous Products ... Sheldon, IA was driving a Honda ATV on September 18, 2009. Driving in the east ditch off ...

Steve Lombardi | July 27, 2007 12:08 AM | 0 Comments Category: Head & Brain Injuries ... four or five times on Interstate 80 before it flew over the median and landed in a ditch

Steve Lombardi | April 22, 2009 11:11 PM | 0 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents ... Appanoose County when he lost control of his vehicle striking a tree in the West ditch.

Steve Lombardi | June 27, 2007 10:22 AM | 0 Comments Category: Wrongful Death ... says two bicyclists were struck by a pickup truck, sending one into the east ditch and ...

Steve Lombardi | September 30, 2009 10:15 PM | 0 Comments Category: Motorcycle Accidents ... at 2:50pm occurred when a Toyota Tundra left the curved roadway, crashed into the ditch ...

Steve Lombardi | September 29, 2009 9:28 AM | 1 Comment Des Moines, IA. It’s a new week and ... at 2:50pm occurred when a Toyota Tundra left the curved roadway, crashed into the ditch ...

Steve Lombardi | June 17, 2009 3:48 PM | 17 Comments Category: Automobile Accidents. This is one of those accidents I hate writing about but without this posting the relatives and ...

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