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Iowa State Patrol Injury Reports for Saturday, September 4, 2010

Crash:

1. A crash occurred in Shelby County on September 2, 2010
   
   VEH 1 WAS TRAVELING NB ON M16 NEARING INTERSECTION OF 2200TH ST
   WHEN IT CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND ENTERED THE SB LANE OF
   TRAFFIC, STRIKING VEH 2 HEAD- ...
   
   
2. A crash occurred in Butler County on August 22, 2010
   
   VEH 1 WAS WB ON HWY 3, VEH 2 WAS EB ON HWY 3, AS THEY MET THEY
   COLLIDED NEARLY HEAD ON IN THE HEAVY FOG, CHARGES PENDING
   ACCIDENT STILL UNDER INVESTIGAT ...
   
   

1. A crash occurred in Dallas County on September 4, 2010
   
   UNITS 1 AND 2 WERE WESTBOUND I-80 PASSING A PREVIOUS ACCIDENT SCENE THAT HAD THE INTERSTATE LANED OFF TO ONLY THE LEFT LANE OPEN. AN UNKNOWN VEHICLE IN FRONT O ...
   
   
2. A crash occurred in Hamilton County on September 2, 2010
   
   VEHICLE #1 WAS NORTHBOUND ON I-35 WHEN IT LOST CONTROL. VEHICLE #1 ENTERED THE EAST DITCH AND ROLLED SEVERAL TIMES COMING TO REST ON ITS WHEELS.
   
   
3. A crash occurred in Poweshiek County on September 1, 2010
   
   UNIT ONE WAS EASTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 80 AT THE 190.1 MILE MARKER WHEN A TIRE CAME OFF OF THE TRAILER UNIT ONE WAS PULLING. THE TIRE CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND STRUC ...
   
   
4. A crash occurred in Pottawattamie County on September 1, 2010
   
   UNIT #1 WAS TRAVELING EAST ON I-80 NEAR EXIT 5 AND FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, LOST CONTROL AND SLAMMED INTO THE BRIDGE RAIL.
   
   
5. A crash occurred in Pottawattamie County on September 1, 2010
   
   UNIT #1 WAS TRAVELING EAST ON I-80 NEAR EXIT 5 AND FOR SOME UNKNOWN REASON, LOST CONTROL AND SLAMMED INTO THE BRIDGE RAIL.
   
   
6. A crash occurred in Scott County on September 1, 2010
   
   BOTH VEHICLES EB ON I-80. #1'S TIRE ON TRAILER BLEW OUT. THE TREAD STRUCK #2 WHO WAS BEHIND #1 ON THE FRONT QUARTER PANEL OF VEHICLE.
   
   
7. A crash occurred in Cedar County on September 1, 2010
   
   UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND IN THE RIGHT HAND LANE. UNIT 1 LOST CONTROL LEFT THE ROADWAY LEFT, CROSSED THE MEDIAN AND CAME TO REST ON THE EASTBOUND NORTH SH ...
   
   
8. A crash occurred in Jasper County on August 31, 2010
   
   UNITS 1 AND 2 WERE TRAVELING WEST ON INTERSTATE 80. UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING IN THE OUTSIDE LANE. UNIT 2 WAS TRAVELING IN THE INSIDE LANE PASSING. THE DRIVER OF ...
   
   
9. A crash occurred in Polk County on August 31, 2010
   
   VEHICLE 1 WAS EXITING INTERSTATE 80 EAST BOUND AT 2ND AVE. VEHICLE 1 THEN MADE A RIGHT HAND TURN ONTO 2ND AVE. VEHICLE 3 WAS SOUTH BOUND ON 2ND AVE IN THE OUT ...
   
   
10. A crash occurred in Polk County on August 31, 2010
    
    UNIT #1 WAS TRAVELING EAST BOUND ON INTERSTATE 80 AND TRYING TO GET ON THE RAMP TO INTERSTATE 35 NORTH BOUND. UNIT #1 LOST CONTROL OF HIS VEHICLE AND THE TOWED ...
    
    
11. A crash occurred in Polk County on August 31, 2010
    
    VEHICLE 1 WAS EASTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 80 AT ABOUT THE 140 MILE MARKER WHEN THE DRIVER LOST CONTROL CAUSING THE VEHICLE TO STRIKE THE JERSEY WALL.
    
    
12. A crash occurred in Polk County on August 31, 2010
    
    VEHICLE 1 WAS EASTBOUND I INTERSTATE 80 EASTBOUND AT THE 140 MM. THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE 1 LOST CONTROL CAUSING HIM TO STRIKE THE JERSEY WALL.
    
    
13. A crash occurred in Warren County on August 31, 2010
    
    UNIT 1 WAS NORTHBOUND ON I-35 AT THE 53 MM. THE DRIVER OF UNIT 1 LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND LEFT THE ROADWAY AND ENTERED THE EAST DITCH. WHILE UNIT 1 SLI ...
    
    
14. A crash occurred in Pottawattamie County on August 30, 2010
    
    Vehicle #1 was traveling SB on Old Lincoln Highway .50 miles north of Desoto Avenue where the driver swerved to miss an on coming vehicle which was traveling NB ...
    
    
15. A crash occurred in Scott County on August 30, 2010
    
    VEHICLE #1 WESTBOUND I-80. DRIVER BEGAN TO COUGH AND SNEEZE HARD ENOUGH WHERE HE STARTED TO BLACK OUT. TRIED TO GET SEMI ON SHOULDER, LOST CONTROL WENT INTO NOR ...
    
    
16. A crash occurred in Pottawattamie County on August 30, 2010
    
    VEHICLE 1 WAS MERGING ON TO INTERSTATE 80 WESTBOUND AND VEHICLE 2 WAS IN THE OUTSIDE LANE. VEHICLE 2 STATED THAT HE SAW VEHICLE 1 COMING FROM THE ON RAMP AND W ...
    
    
17. A crash occurred in Cedar County on August 30, 2010
    
    UNIT 2 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON COUNTY ROAD X40 JUST SOUTH OF 300TH STREET. UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING SOUTH ON COUNTY ROAD X40 SOUTH OF 300TH STREET IN FRONT OF UNIT ...
    
    
18. A crash occurred in Harrison County on August 30, 2010
    
    VEHICLE 1 WAS NORTHBOUND ON I-29 WHEN AN ANIMAL ENTERED THE ROAD. VEHICLE 1 SWERVED TO AVOID THE ANIMAL, LOST CONTROL OF THE VEHICLE AND ROLLED IT INTO THE MEDI ...
    
    
19. A crash occurred in Story County on August 29, 2010
    
    VEHICLE #1 WAS NORTHBOUND IN THE LEFT LANE OF INTERSTATE 35 WHEN IT LOST CONTROL AND SWERVED INTO THE PATH OF VEHICLE #2 WHICH WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE OF INTERSTA ...
    
    
20. A crash occurred in Johnson County on August 28, 2010
    
    VEHICLE 1 WAS SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 1 AT THE SOUTH EDGE OF SOLON. VEHICLES 2,3,4 WERE STOPPED ON HWY 1 SOUTHBOUND FOR A LANE CLOSURE, WORK ZONE. THERE WAS A PERSON ...
    
    
21. A crash occurred in Clayton County on August 28, 2010
    
    UNIT ONE WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON DOMINO ROAD. UNIT ONE FAILED TO STOP AT A POSTED STOP SIGN, CROSSED HIGHWAY 56, AND ENTERED THE NORTH DITCH. UNIT ONE CAME TO ...
    
    
22. A crash occurred in Mills County on August 28, 2010
    
    UNIT 1 WAS NB ON I29. AN UNKNOWN ANIMAL APPEARED ON THE ROADWAY FROM THE RIGHT. UNIT 1 SWERVED TO AVOID THE ANIMAL, CROSSED THE MEDIAN, ENTER THE SB LANE FACI ...
    
    
23. A crash occurred in Dallas County on August 27, 2010
    
    VEHICLE 1 WAS EB WHEN THE DRIVER ATTEMPTED TO TUNE HIS RADIO, AND IN DOING SO SWERVED INTO THE PATH OF VEHICLE #2 (SEMI). THE DRIVER OF UNIT #1 THEN OVERCORRECT ...
    
    
24. A crash occurred in Polk County on August 27, 2010
    
    HEAVY TRAFFIC WB ON I80 ON FRIDAY AUGUST 27, 2010 AT APPROX 6PM. A CHAIN REACTION OF NON CONTACT VEHICLES OCCURRED WHEN PICKUP WITH TRAILER CHANGED LANES INTO ...
    
    
25. A crash occurred in Polk County on August 27, 2010
    
    VEHICLE 1 WAS NORTHBOUND ON INTERSTATE 35 FROM THE 90 MILE MARKER. VEHICLE 2 WAS MERGING ONTO INTERSTATE 35 FROM CORPORATE WOODS ON RAMP. VEHICLE 1 WAS IN THE ...
    
    
26. A crash occurred in Jasper County on August 27, 2010
    
    UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING WEST ON INTERSTATE 80. THE DRIVER OF UNIT 1 SAID HE CLOSED HIS EYES FOR A BRIEF SECOND AND THEN HIS VEHICLE LOST CONTROL. UNIT 1 THEN ENT ...
    
    
27. A crash occurred in Polk County on August 27, 2010
    
    UNIT 1 WAS SOUTHBOUND WHEN IT SWERVED FOR A DEER AND STRUCK THE GUARDWIRE, SENDING IT INTO THE WEST DITCH ON ITS TOP.
    
    
28. A crash occurred in Dallas County on August 26, 2010
    
    UNIT 1 WAS SITTING AT A RED LIGHT ON MILLS CIVIC PKWY AT S 60TH ST WHEN UNIT 2 FAILED TO STOP AND REARENDED UNIT 1.
    
    
29. A crash occurred in Palo Alto County on August 26, 2010
    
    AT APPROXIMATELY 1912 HOURS ON 08-26-2010, UNIT #1 WAS BEING DRIVEN WESTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 18 TOWARD A RAIL ROAD CROSSING EAST OF RUTHVEN. AT THAT TIME, THE RAIL ...
    
    
30. A crash occurred in Plymouth County on August 26, 2010
    
    UNITS 1 AND 2 WERE NORTHBOUND ON US HWY 75. UNIT 1 EITHER ATTEMPTED A LANE CHANGE OR SWERVED INTO UNIT 2 IN THE RIGHT LANE.
    
    
31. A crash occurred in Polk County on August 26, 2010
    
    UNIT ONE AND A UNKNOW SEMI WERE BOTH NORTHBOUND ON I-35 AT THE 96.65 MM. UNIT ONE WAS IN THE RIGHT LANE AND THE UNKNOWN SEMI WAS IN THE LEFT LANE. THE SEMI CAME ...
    
    
32. A crash occurred in Polk County on August 26, 2010
    
    UNIT #1 AND #2 WERE HEADED NORTHBOUND ON I35 NEAR THE 96 MILE MARKER. TRAFFIC WAS SLOWING SIGNIFICANTLY FOR A ACCIDENT AHEAD. UNIT #2 HAD TO SLOW IMMEDIATELY. A ...
    
    
33. A crash occurred in Polk County on August 26, 2010
    
    UNIT ONE WAS SOUTHBOUND ON I-35 AROUND THE 101 MM WHEN STEEL FURNACE PARTS FEEL OFF THE TRAILER THEY WERE PULLING AND LANDED ON THE TRAVEL PORTION OF THE INTERS ...
    
    
34. A crash occurred in Adair County on August 26, 2010
    
    VEH #1 WAS WESTBOUND ON I-80 AT THE 78.6 MILE MARKER WHEN,FOR UNKNOWN REASONS, IT LEFT THE ROADWAY TO THE LEFT ENTERING INTO THE MEDIAN. DRIVER OF VEH #1 ATTEMP ...
    
    
35. A crash occurred in Appanoose County on August 26, 2010
    
    A NO CONTACT VEHICLE HAD STOPPED YIELDING TO TRAFFIC PRIOR TO MAKING A LEFT TURN. A SECOND NO CONTACT VEHICLE, UNIT #3, AND UNIT #2 ALL CAME TO A SAFE STOP. ...
    
    
36. A crash occurred in Hardin County on August 26, 2010
    
    VEHICLE #1 WAS WESTBOUND ON HWY 20 WHEN IT STRUCK A STEEL TILE. THE STEEL TILE FELL OFF OF A TRAILER OWNED BY VIERKANDT FARMS. THE SEMI RECEIVED DISABLING DAM ...
    
    
37. A crash occurred in Crawford County on August 25, 2010
    
    V1 WAS SOUTHBOUND ON 350TH STREET. V2 WAS NORTHBOUND ON 350TH STREET. THE VEHICLES MET AT THE CREST OF THE HILL AND STRUCK HEAD-ON. V2 ROLLED ONTO ITS TOP AND C ...
    
    
38. A crash occurred in Crawford County on August 25, 2010
    
    VEHICLE #1 WAS SOUTH BOUND ON HWY 59. DRIVER STATED A DEER RAN ONTO THE ROAD AND SHE SWERVED TO MISS IT. VEHICLE # 1 DROVE ONTO SHOULDER AND DRIVER OVER CORRE ...
    
    
39. A crash occurred in Mahaska County on August 25, 2010
    
    VEHICLE 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTH ON HWY 63 IN THE INSIDE LANE AND WAS JUST STARTING TO PASS VEHICLE 2 WHICH WAS IN THE OUTSIDE LANE. VEHICLE 2 DID NOT SEE VEHICLE ...
    
    
40. A crash occurred in Johnson County on August 25, 2010
    
    VEHICLE 1 WAS TRAVELING NORTH IN THE LEFT LANE OF I380. VEHICLE 2 MERGED ONTO I380 FROM I80 WEST. VEHICLE 2 SWITCHED FROM THE RIGHT LANE INTO THE LEFT LANE TH ...
    
    
41. A crash occurred in Polk County on August 25, 2010
    
    UNIT 1 PULLED INTO A PARKING SPACE AT THE WESTBOUND MITCHELLVILLE REST AREA. THE DRIVER OF UNIT 1 HIT THE ACCELERATOR UPON ENTERING THE PARKING SPACE. UNIT 1 ...
    
    
42. A crash occurred in Dubuque County on August 25, 2010
    
    Vehicle 1 was traveling south on Highway 136 and stopped at flashing red light at the intersection of 16th Ave. Vehicle 2 had proceeded through the intersectio ...
    
    
43. A crash occurred in Jasper County on August 25, 2010
    
    VEHICLE #1 WAS TRAVELING WEST BOUND I-80 NEAR THE 156 MILE MARKER IN THE INSIDE LANE. VEHICLE #2 WAS ALSO TRAVELING WEST BOUND I-80 IN THE OUTSIDE LANE. VEHICLE ...
    
    
44. A crash occurred in Mills County on August 25, 2010
    
    Vehicle #1 was traveling SB on I-29 at the 32.80 mile marker where the driver fell asleep and collided into numerous safety barrier barrels. OWI pending outcom ...
    
    
45. A crash occurred in Clinton County on August 24, 2010
    
    UNIT 1 WAS WESTBOUND ON HWY 30 WHEN UNIT 1 ATTEMPTED TO MAKE A RIGHT TURN ONTO 220TH AVE. UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING TO FAST TO MAKE THE TURN, SLID ON SOME LOOSE ...
    
    
46. A crash occurred in Lee County on August 24, 2010
    
    VEHICLE NUMBER ONE WAS NORTH BOUND ON HIGHWAY 61. VEHICLE NUMBER ONE IS A FORD PICKUP PULLING A TWO WHEEL TRAILER THAT IS USED TO HAUL A WELDER. THE RIGHT HAN ...
    
    
47. A crash occurred in Jones County on August 24, 2010
    
    VEHICLE #1 WAS TRAVELING NORTHWEST ON BUFFALO ROAD. THE DRIVER OF VEHICLE #1 LOST CONTROL, ENTERED THE DITCH AND OVERTURNED.
    
    
48. A crash occurred in Black Hawk County on August 24, 2010
    
    VEHICLE 1 WAS COMING TO A STOP ON THE HWY 20 WESTBOUND EXIT RAMP, WHEN IT COLLIDED WITH THE REAR OF VEHICLE 2. V2 WAS STOPPED AT THE STOP SIGN ON THE EXIT RAMP ...
    
    
49. A crash occurred in Chickasaw County on August 23, 2010
    
    VEHICLE ONE WAS HEADING NORTHBOUND ON COUNTY ROAD V48 JUST SOUTH OF 240TH STREET IN CHICKASAW COUNTY. VEHICLE ONE CROSSED THE CENTER LINE AND CONTINUED TO CROS ...
    
    
50. A crash occurred in Buchanan County on August 23, 2010
    
    UNIT TWO WAS OVERTAKING SEVERAL VEHICLES AND FAILED TO SEE UNIT ONE AS IT RE-ENTERED THE OUTSIDE LANE OF I-380
    
    
51. A crash occurred in Scott County on August 22, 2010
    
    UNIT 1 WAS NORTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 67 TURNING LEFT INTO A DRIVEWAY AT 21742 HIGHWAY 67, WHICH IS A RESIDENCE ON THE WEST SIDE OF THE HIGHWAY. UNIT 2 WAS SOUTHBOU ...
    
    
52. A crash occurred in Scott County on August 22, 2010
    
    UNIT 1 AND UNIT 2 WERE TRAVELING EASTBOUND ON INTERSTATE 80 AT MILE MARKER 281. UNIT 1 WAS IN THE LEFT EASTBOUND LANE, AND UNIT 2 WAS IN THE RIGHT EASTBOUND LA ...
    
    
53. A crash occurred in Butler County on August 22, 2010
    
    VEHICLE #1 WAS WESTBOUND ON HIGHWAY 3. AT THE TIME THERE WAS HEAVY FOG IN THE AREA AND ACCORDING TO DEPUTIES ON THE SCENE VISIBILITY WAS LESS THAN 100 FEET AT T ...
    
    
54. A crash occurred in Dallas County on August 22, 2010
    
    UNIT 1 LOST CONTROL AND STRUCK THE OUTSIDE GUARDRAIL, COMING TO REST IN THE INSIDE LANE. UNIT 2 STRUCK UNIT 1 AFTER THE OCCUPANTS HAD EXITED UNIT 1. **** Expla ...
    
    
55. A crash occurred in Jasper County on August 22, 2010
    
    UNIT 1 WAS TRAVELING WESTBOUND IN THE EASTBOUND LANES OF I-80. UNIT 2 WAS TRAVELING EASTBOUND IN THE EASTBOUND LANES BEGINNING A PASS OF THE NON-CONTACT VEHI ...
    
    
56. A crash occurred in Polk County on August 22, 2010
    
    VEHICLE #1 IS EASTBOUND AT THE 131MM DRIVING IN THE INSIDE OF THREE LANES OF TRAVEL. VEHICLE #2 IS AT THE SAME LOCATION ON THE WESTBOUND SIDE OF TRAVEL WHEN T ...
    

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