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When the driver lost control of his car or truck it’s a red flag.
In this accident, according to the ISP we have one car losing control and then crossing the center line. That usually is a sure sign of active negligence having to do with speed, control, due care and lookout issues all leading to a conclusion of negligence or fault. We all have an obligation to drive carefully and at a speed so that we won’t lose control of the car or truck we are driving. Do otherwise and chances are you’re negligent. This Muscatine accident is no different. People driving have to understand they are taking their own lives and those lives of others into their hands when they get behind the wheel. It’s a privilege, not a right; and a dangerous one at that. This young lady (18) who died was only a senior in high school at Wilton High School. It’s absolutely a shame she died. I read so many accident reports that some of these people I feel like I know them. There is one burning question that remains unanswered and which may never be answered. What caused her to lose control of the car she was driving? As attorneys we may feel sorry for the at-fault driver but we still have a job to do for our clients. And in this case there is probably an attorney representing Robert Matthews, who was injured and who is only 34-years-old. When involved in these case we do not sleep all that well.
VEHICLE 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHBOUND ON HWY 38 DRIVER 1 LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND CROSSED THE CENTER LINE VEHICLE 1 WAS STRUCK BROADSIDE BY VEHICLE NUMBER 2 WHICH WAS TRAVELING SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 38 INVESTIGATION CONTINUES
Every Saturday this law firm posts the current Iowa State Patrol fatality and injury report list so our out-of-state clients and potential clients have access to the latest word from the Iowa State Patrol. If you have questions about what the investigating officer's report means, or how to interpret it, give Steve Lombardi a call at 515-222-1110 or send him an email at sdlombardi@aol.com. Here are the injury reports for this past week.
If you follow this link to the Lombardi Law Firm category Interstate 35, I-80, I-235, I-380 Collisions/Accidents you can find most Iowa State Patrol crash reports linked and some, but not all, are analyzed. Look along the left column under The Verdict to see if the date of your accident is shown; if it is simply click on the linked title that should include a date. There are two for every Saturday. One is for fatality reports and the other for injury crash reports. If you or an interested person are in a collision and you would like the crash analyzed you'll need to contact Attorney Lombardi. This may or may not result in an attorney-client relationship and simply asking for a review does not in and of itself create such a relationship. If you ask and Mr. Lombardi thinks you have a case he will say so and provide an agreement for representation that then creates an attorney-client relationship. The bottom line is that Mr. Lombardi has to agree to take you on as a client; the first step of course is asking him. You've got two ways: telephone 515-222-1110 or email sent to sdlombardi@aol.com.
