Yes, I represented a doctor in Northeastern Iowa who while driving between clinics ran into a 161 Kilovolt power line that had fallen across the street. The power line caught his windshield stopping his 55 mph car within 25 feet. He suffered injuries to his spine. So I can appreciate your situation and how it can damage your car. Yes you are entitled to damages. Power lines are not supposed to come down, but if it was extreme weather conditions that caused it to come down then maybe not. We need to know what caused the power line to break. Answer that and we are off to the races.

Is there compensation due for a falling power line onto a moving vehicle? I was riding down the road and a power line broke and hit my vehicle. This caused damage to the vehicle, but no bodily damage.

 

A: Yes, I represented a doctor in Northeastern Iowa who while driving between clinics ran into a 161 Kilovolt power line that had fallen across the street. The power line caught his windshield stopping his 55 mph car within 25 feet. He suffered injuries to his spine. So I can appreciate your situation and how it can damage your car. Yes you are entitled to damages. Power lines are not supposed to come down, but if it was extreme weather conditions that caused it to come down then maybe not. We need to know what caused the power line to break. Answer that and we are off to the races. 




For good advice see a lawyer and if you have questions about this blog, the law or your case write or call me directly. Steve Lombardi, sdlombardi@aol.com and 515-222-1110. I handle all types of personal injury cases including car accidents, truck accidents, motorcycle accidents, workers' compensation cases. We help truckers all across the country who come through Iowa and end up in an accident. If we need other lawyers from other states we hire them and it costs you no more than what you would pay us; in other words, we split the fee between us. So call 515-222-1110 or email us at sdlombardi@aol.com. 
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