Iowa winter car accidents with snow and ice covered roads

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1/23/2012
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Iowa winter car accidents with snow and ice covered roads

I’m not sure what was going on with the weather conditions on the western edge of Iowa, but Pottawattamie County sure got its share. In this accident the start of what would later be collisions starts on the opposite side of Interstate 80. The interstate highways in Iowa can get really crazy when the weather turns bad; making it necessary to watch both sides, but especially what’s coming ahead of you.

VEHICLE #1 WAS WEST BOUND ON I 80 AND FOR AN UNKNOWN REASON THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL AND ENTERED THE MEDIAN. AS VEHICLE #1 ENTERED THE MEDIAN IT ROTATED COUNTER CLOCK WISE AND CAME UP ONTO THE EAST BOUND LANES OF I 80. VEHICLE #1 WAS THEN STRUCK ON THE DRIVERS SIDE T-BONE STYLE BY EAST BOUND VEHICLE #2. VEHICLE #1 THEN SPUN AROUND AFTER CONTACT AND CAME TO REST INT THE MEDIAN FACING SOUTH. AFTER IMAPACT VEHICLE #2 CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND CAME TO REST IN THE LEFT LANE OF WEST BOUND I 80. THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE #1 WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE. THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE #2 WAS UNINJURED.

Crash Information

L O C A T I O N	Date of Accident 1/13/2012	Time of Accident 01:00 PM	County Pottawattamie - 78	Accident occurred within corporate limits of (city)	Law Enforcement Case Number: 2012002341
	Literal Description I 80 EB 37.75				Legal Intervention? No	Private Property? No
					X-Coordinate: 300955.2
					Y-Coordinate 4596747.

U N I T 1	Driver's Name - Last JOHNSTON			First NICOLETTE			Middle MARIE		Suffix
	City OMAHA			State NE - Nebraska, US				Zip 68154
	Driver's Age 22					Citation Charge Code 1		Citation Charge 1
	Gender Female	State IA - Iowa, US	Class C - Non-commercial vehicle or commercial Veh w/26000 GVWR or less & either 16 Pass Design or Hazmat	Endorsements None	Restrictions B - Cor Lenses	Citation Charge Code 2		Citation Charge 2
	Alcohol Test Given? 1 - None			Drug Test Given? 1 - None		Citation Charge Code 3		Citation Charge 3
						Citation Charge Code 4		Citation Charge 4
	Seating Position 01 - Front: Left Side / Motorcycle Driver	Injury Status 1 - Fatal	Occupant Protection 2 - Shoulder and lap belt used		Airbag Deployment 5 - Not deployed	Airbag Switch Status 9 - Unknown		Ejection 1 - Not ejected	Ejection Path	Trapped 3 - Extricated by mechanical means
	Transported to: PAULEY-JONES FUNERAL HOME					Transported by: PAULEY- JONES FUNERAL HOME
	Insurance Co. Name
	Year 2006		Make		Model S12		Style 4D		Approximate Cost to Repair or Replace 12000
	Initial Travel Direction 4 - West	Vehicle Action 88 - Other (explain in narrative)	Speed Limit 70	Point of Initial Impact 07 - Left Side	Most Damaged Area 07 - Left Side	Extent of Damage 5 - Severe, vehicle totaled	Underride/Override 2 - Underride, compartment intrusion
	Total Occupants 01	Traffic Controls 01 - No controls present	Vehicle Config. 01 - Passenger car	Cargo Body Type 01 - Not applicable	Vehicle Defect 99 - Unknown	Driver Condition 1 - Apparently normal	Vision Obscured 01 - Not obscured	Contributing Circumstances, Driver (up to 2)
	SEQUENCE OF EVENTS			First Event 03 - Ran off road, left	Second Event 04 - Crossed centerline/median	Third Event	Fourth Event	Most Harmful Event (by vehicle) 21 - Vehicle in traffic
	Emergency Vehicle Type 1 - Not applicable					Emergency Status 3 - Not Applicable
	Carrier Name			City		State			Zip
	Number of Axles			Gross Vehicle Weight Rating		Placard #			Hazardous Materials Released?

U N I T 2	Driver's Name - Last ROBERTS			First BRET			Middle AARON		Suffix
	City ESTHERVILLE			State IA - Iowa, US				Zip 513340000
	Driver's Age 45					Citation Charge Code 1		Citation Charge 1
	Gender Male	State IA - Iowa, US	Class A - Veh w/26001 GVWR or more Towed unit is 10001 GVWR or more	Endorsements	Restrictions B - Cor Lenses	Citation Charge Code 2		Citation Charge 2
	Alcohol Test Given? 1 - None			Drug Test Given? 1 - None		Citation Charge Code 3		Citation Charge 3
						Citation Charge Code 4		Citation Charge 4
	Seating Position 01 - Front: Left Side / Motorcycle Driver	Injury Status 5 - Uninjured	Occupant Protection 2 - Shoulder and lap belt used		Airbag Deployment 6 - Not applicable	Airbag Switch Status 3 - No ON/OFF switch present		Ejection 1 - Not ejected	Ejection Path	Trapped 1 - Not trapped
	Transported to:					Transported by:
	Insurance Co. Name HOLIDAY EXPRESS CORP
	Year 2007		Make Volvo - VOLV		Model SEMI		Style CONV		Approximate Cost to Repair or Replace 50000
	Initial Travel Direction 2 - East	Vehicle Action 01 - Movement essentially straight	Speed Limit 70	Point of Initial Impact 01 - Front	Most Damaged Area 01 - Front	Extent of Damage 5 - Severe, vehicle totaled	Underride/Override 1 - None
	Total Occupants 01	Traffic Controls 01 - No controls present	Vehicle Config. 09 - Tractor/semi-trailer	Cargo Body Type 02 - Van/enclosed box	Vehicle Defect 01 - None	Driver Condition 1 - Apparently normal	Vision Obscured 01 - Not obscured	Contributing Circumstances, Driver (up to 2)
	SEQUENCE OF EVENTS			First Event 21 - Vehicle in traffic	Second Event 04 - Crossed centerline/median	Third Event	Fourth Event	Most Harmful Event (by vehicle) 21 - Vehicle in traffic
	Emergency Vehicle Type 1 - Not applicable					Emergency Status 3 - Not Applicable
	Carrier Name HOLIDAY EXPRESS CORP			City ESTHERVILLE		State IA - Iowa, US			Zip 51334
	Number of Axles 05			Gross Vehicle Weight Rating 80000		Placard #			Hazardous Materials Released? 2 - No

ACCIDENT ENVIRONMENT		ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS Major Contributing Circumstances:	WORKZONE RELATED?	SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Location of First Harmful Event 1 - On Roadway	Weather Conditions (up to two) 01 - Clear	Environment 1 - None apparent	Location	First Harmful Event of Crash (use codes 11-42 only) 21 - Vehicle in traffic
Manner of Crash/Collision 2 - Head-on	Weather Conditions (up to two) 01 - Clear	Roadway 01 - None apparent	Type
Light Conditions 1 - Daylight	Surface Conditions 1	Type of Roadway Junction/Feature 01 - No special feature	Workers Present?

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Officer FUNK	Badge No. 413	Time Officer Notified of Accident 13:00	Time Officer Arrived At Scene 13:25
Name of Agency P03	Date of Report 1/13/2012	Investigation made at scene? Yes	T.I. #

Category: I-35 I-80 I-235 I-380 Collisions/Accidents

That’s enough for today, but come back tomorrow to read The Verdict blog/blawg at Lombardi Law Firm or posts on the The Iowa Edict, where I will discuss other personal injury accidents in Iowa. And as always if you are in an accident and need legal services we encourage you to call us sooner, rather than later. We aren't very good at putting toothpaste back into the tube. So let's work together to make your case prep work for you.

I work with lawyers from across the country who handle accidents on either Interstate 35 or 80. These cases may require more than one lawyer because of the multi-state jurisidiction issues. We worked out details ahead of time so your case can move ahead without delay. So call us if we can help you. 515-222-1110 or 800-383-0331 or sdlombardi@aol.com. We cooperate with lawyers who have clients injured in Iowa. So call us.

Steve Lombardi