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Passing a semi and maintaining control

In other personal injury law news a single car accident in Adair County was caused when the driver of a Mercury Sable lost control after attempting to pass a semi-truck. The report has the driver’s side tire (wheel) dropping off the pavement and then the driver losing control. A passenger died from injuries suffered in the crash. (James Rinkert) Another passenger, Susan Rinkert was also injured and taken to Mercy by Air Ambulance. The insurance should pay on this claim. The bigger question is rounding up other insurance coverage to pay the estate claim and the other passenger’s medical, reduced earning capacity, permanent impairment and wage loss claims. (Not to mention pain and suffering.) Our office is currently working on at least 10 large damage cases similar in size and scope. We tend to do a lot with death claims for estates.
Crash Information

L O C A T I O N	Date of Accident 3/29/2012	Time of Accident 01:10 PM	County Adair - 01	Accident occurred within corporate limits of (city)	Law Enforcement Case Number: 2012018437
	Literal Description NORTHBOUND ON P33 1/2 MILE NORTH OF UNION/ADAIR COUNTY LINE				Legal Intervention? No	Private Property? No
					X-Coordinate: 386151.9
					Y-Coordinate 4557827.

U N I T 1	Driver's Name - Last STOUT			First MARK			Middle ADAM		Suffix
	City CRESTON			State IA - Iowa, US				Zip 508010000
	Driver's Age 20					Citation Charge Code 1		Citation Charge 1
	Gender Male	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 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 2 - Incapacitating	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: MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DSM					Transported by: AIR AMBULANCE
	Insurance Co. Name
	Year 1995		Make Mercury - MERC		Model SABLE		Style 4D		Approximate Cost to Repair or Replace 3000
	Initial Travel Direction 1 - North	Vehicle Action 01 - Movement essentially straight	Speed Limit 55	Point of Initial Impact 01 - Front	Most Damaged Area 01 - Front	Extent of Damage 5 - Severe, vehicle totaled	Underride/Override 1 - None
	Total Occupants 3	Traffic Controls 01 - No controls present	Vehicle Config. 01 - Passenger car	Cargo Body Type 01 - Not applicable	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 03 - Ran off road, left	Second Event 33 - Ditch/embankment	Third Event	Fourth Event	Most Harmful Event (by vehicle) 33 - Ditch/embankment
	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?

ACCIDENT ENVIRONMENT		ROADWAY CHARACTERISTICS Major Contributing Circumstances:	WORKZONE RELATED?	SEQUENCE OF EVENTS
Location of First Harmful Event 2 - Shoulder	Weather Conditions (up to two) 01 - Clear	Environment 1 - None apparent	Location	First Harmful Event of Crash (use codes 11-42 only) 33 - Ditch/embankment
Manner of Crash/Collision 1 - Non-collision	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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Name- Last
RINKERT

First
JAMES

Middle
EDWARD

Suffix

City

State

Zip Code

Age
53

Sex
Male

Unit No.
1

Seating Position
09 - Rear: Right Side

Injury Status
1 - Fatal

Occupant Protection
1 - None used

Airbag Deployment
6 - Not applicable

Airbag Switch Status
3 - No ON/OFF switch present

Ejection
1 - Not ejected

Ejection Path
1 - Not ejected/not applicable

Trapped
1 - Not trapped

Transported to:
STATE MEDICAL EXAMINER OFFICE

Transported by:

NON-MOTORIST

Type

Location

Action

Condition

Safety Equipment

Contributing Circumstances

Unit No. of Vehicle Striking

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Name- Last
RINKERT

First
SUSAN

Middle
LAVONNE

Suffix

City

State

Zip Code

Age
49

Sex
Female

Unit No.
1

Seating Position
03 - Front: Right Side

Injury Status
2 - Incapacitating

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
1 - Not ejected/not applicable

Trapped
1 - Not trapped

Transported to:
MERCY MEDICAL CENTER DSM

Transported by:
AIR AMUBLANCE

NON-MOTORIST

Type

Location

Action

Condition

Safety Equipment

Contributing Circumstances

Unit No. of Vehicle Striking

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NARRATIVE

UNIT ONE WAS NORTHBOUND ON P33 PASSING ANOTHER VEHICLE WHEN THE DRIVER DROPPED OFF THE EDGE OF THE ROADWAY TO THE LEFT AND WAS UNABLE TO REGAIN CONTROL. THE VEHICLE THEN IMPACTED A RIVER EMBANKMENT WHERE IT CAME TO A FINAL REST. THE REAR SEAT PASSENGER WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE BY ADAIR COUNTY MEDICAL EXAMINER. THE OTHER OCCUPANTS WERE TRANSPORTED BY AMBULANCE TO GREATER REGIONAL MEDICAL CENTER IN CRESTON AND THEN AIR LIFTED TO MERCY MEDICAL CENTER IN DES MOINES. THE VEHICLE WAS REMOVED FROM THE SCENE. THIS ACCIDENT REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION.

Officer OSSIAN	Badge No. 160	Time Officer Notified of Accident 12:15	Time Officer Arrived At Scene 12:27
Name of Agency P02	Date of Report 3/29/2012	Investigation made at scene? Yes	T.I. #

Category: Car and Tractor Trailer Accidents

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As a service to our clients living outside of Iowa we provide this list of crash reports from the Iowa State Patrol. We understand the difficulty our clients from out of state have in resolving a car, motorcycle, SUV, semi or truck accident case from outside of Iowa. We are here to assist you. If you have had an accident in Iowa but live in another state please give us a call and we will provide whatever services are needed to assist concluding your insurance settlement. 515-222-1110 or sdlombardi@aol.com. Our website is www.lombardilaw.com. We look forward to hearing from you. See also the Iowa Edict .
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