Negligence has nothing to do with an Iowa workersâ€™ compensation claim from I-80 accident.

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1/23/2012
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Negligence has nothing to do with an Iowa workers’ compensation claim from I-80 accident.

Single vehicle, truck accident leads to a workers’ compensation type claim. This report has a Mr. Lester Batte from Cedar Rapids driving an International Semi truck and heading west on I-80 at the 253’rd mile marker. In this instance Dayton Freight Lines has a property damage claim with its own insurance company and the injured employee with the workers’ compensation carrier or any private insurance he may have. Even though there is only one truck involved in a workers' compensation case that doesn't matter; because negligence has nothing to do with whether or not you get work comp benefits in Iowa. Call us if you have questions about your case.

Crash Information

L O C A T I O N	Date of Accident 1/17/2012	Time of Accident 04:45 AM	County Johnson - 52	Accident occurred within corporate limits of (city)	Law Enforcement Case Number: 2012002961
	Literal Description I-80 W/B 253.5				Legal Intervention? No	Private Property? No
					X-Coordinate: 635766.0
					Y-Coordinate 4614061.

U N I T 1	Driver's Name - Last BATTE			First LESTER			Middle G		Suffix
	City CEDAR RAPIDS			State IA - Iowa, US				Zip 524020000
	Driver's Age 35					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 H - Hazmat	Restrictions None	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 DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC
	Year 2000		Make International - INTL		Model		Style TRUCK		Approximate Cost to Repair or Replace 3000
	Initial Travel Direction 4 - West	Vehicle Action 01 - Movement essentially straight	Speed Limit 70	Point of Initial Impact 01 - Front	Most Damaged Area 01 - Front	Extent of Damage 2 - Minor damage	Underride/Override 1 - None
	Total Occupants 1	Traffic Controls 01 - No controls present	Vehicle Config. 06 - Single-unit truck (>=3 axles)	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 01 - Ran off road, right	Third Event	Fourth Event	Most Harmful Event (by vehicle) 12 - Jackknife
	Emergency Vehicle Type 1 - Not applicable					Emergency Status 3 - Not Applicable
	Carrier Name DAYTON FREIGHT LINES INC			City DAYTON		State OH - Ohio, US			Zip 45414
	Number of Axles 5			Gross Vehicle Weight Rating 74000		Placard #			Hazardous Materials Released?

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) 07 - Sleet, hail, freezing rain	Environment 2 - Weather condition	Location	First Harmful Event of Crash (use codes 11-42 only) 21 - Vehicle in traffic
Manner of Crash/Collision 1 - Non-collision		Roadway 02 - Road surface condition	Type
Light Conditions 5 - Dark, roadway not lighted	Surface Conditions 3	Type of Roadway Junction/Feature 01 - No special feature	Workers Present?

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UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 80 AT MILEPOST 253.5. DUE TO THE ICY ROAD CONDITIONS UNIT 1 JACKKNIFED AND WENT INTO THE NORTH DITCH.

Officer NUDD	Badge No. 034	Time Officer Notified of Accident 05:00	Time Officer Arrived At Scene 05:45
Name of Agency P12	Date of Report 1/17/2012	Investigation made at scene? Yes	T.I. #

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