Polk County, Iowa Accidents for May 10, 2011

A crash occurred in Polk County on May 1, 2011

UNIT #1 WAS TURNING ONTO HWY 415 NB FROM SW POLK CITY DR. UNIT #2 WAS NB ON HWY 415. UNIT #1 PULLED INTO THE PATH OF UNIT #2. UNIT #2 SLOWED TO AVOID UNIT #1 BUT HAD TO CHANGE LANES TO AVOID COLLISION. UNIT #1 CHANGED LANES AT THE SAME TIME AND BOTH UNITS COLLIDED. UNIT #1 CAME TO REST ON THE GRASS MEDIAN AND UNIT #2 CAME TO REST IN THE LEFT LANE OF HWY 415. NO INJURIES. In this case it appears unit 1's driver, Siemer, needed to yield the right of way, but didn't and that may have caused Hay to have an accident.

A crash occurred in Polk County on April 29, 2011

VEHICLE #1 WAS PASSING VEHICLE #2 AND DRIFTED INTO THE RIGHT LANE AND STRUCK VEHICLE #2. This is an I-35 personal injury accident involving unsafe passing, a violation of 321.303. In this Polk County accident is Shaffer driving a Lincoln and Craig driving a semi truck.

A crash occurred in Polk County on April 28, 2011

VEHICLE #2 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 80 AND JUST PASSED ANOTHER ACCIDENT ON THE NORTH SHOULDER OF THE INTERSTATE. THE VEHICLE IN FRONT OF VEHICLE #2 SLOWED SUDDENLY CAUSING THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE #2 TO ALSO SLOW SUDDENLY. THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE #1 WAS NOT ABLE TO STOP IN TIME; TRIED TO CHANGE LANES, AND REAR-ENDED VEHICLE #2.

A crash occurred in Polk County on April 25, 2011

VEHICLE 1 HEADED SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 415 (2ND AVE) TRYING TO BEAT A RED LIGHT. VEHICLE 2 IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INTERSECTION TURNING LEFT (WEST) ON A YELLOW LIGHT. DRIVER OF UNIT 2 DID NOT SEE VEHICLE 1 WHEN THEY CAME IN CONTACT. VEHICLE 1 CONTINUED SB LEAVING APPROXIMATELY 70 FEET OF SKID MARKS AND COMING TO REST IN THE WEST DITCH. [Jo An Wheeler and Michelle Santi] The operative words in this report are ‘trying to beat a red light."