STEPHEN BAKER, 60, OF GALESBURG, IL AND JERID SMITH, 35, OF BLOOMFIELD, IA WERE IN A WRECK ON October 12, 2016 AT 6:1 P.M. IN VAN BUREN COUNTY, IOWA.

 STEPHEN BAKER, 60, OF GALESBURG, IL WAS KILLED ON October 12, 2016 AT 6:1 P.M. IN VAN BUREN COUNTY, IOWA.

 JERID SMITH, 35, OF BLOOMFIELD, IA WAS INJURED AS WELL ON October 12, 2016 AT 6:1 P.M. IN VAN BUREN COUNTY, IOWA.

 

 

 

 

HOW IT HAPPENED

 

STEPHEN BAKER WAS A DRIVER. JERID SMITH WAS ANOTHER DRIVER.

 

THE WRECK HAPPENED NEAR J40 & PARK RD. HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED: VEHICLE ONE WAS WEST BOUND ON J40, VEHICLE TWO WAS EAST BOUND ON J40 - VEHICLE ONE CROSSED CENTER LINE INTO PATH OF VEHICLE TWO, AND BOTH VEHICLES COLLIDED IN THE EB LANE OF J40 NEAR PARK RD - CRASH REMAINS UNDER INVESTIGATION BY IOWA STATE PATROL OFFICER NAME: TROOPER SPENCER ISP 387 . POST: 02.

 

 

 JERID SMITH'S INJURIES WERE SERIOUS. AIR AMBULANCE TOOK TO UIHC.

 

 

 

 

VEHICLE INVOLVEMENT

 

A TROOPER FROM IOWA STATE PATROL POST 2  RESPONDED TO THE WRECK. THE STATE PATROL SAID THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS A 2011 TOYT. THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS A 1999 CHEV.

 

HOW TO GET THE STATE PATROL REPORT

 

THE IOWA STATE PATROL ASSIGNED CASE NUMBER 2016026781 TO THIS WRECK. YOU CAN WRITE A LETTER TO THE IOWA STATE PATROL AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS TO REQUEST THE REPORT:

 

1619 TRURO PAVEMENT

OSCEOLA, IA 50213-8383

 

OR YOU CAN CALL 877-925-1969 TO REQUEST A FREE COPY OF THE REPORT.

 

UNLESS YOU QUALIFY UNDER THE FEDERAL DRIVER'S PRIVACY PROTECTION ACT, THE REPORT YOU GET MAY HAVE IMPORTANT AND NECESSARY INFORMATION SUCH AS PHOTOGRAPHS, SOCIAL SECURITY NUMBERS, DRIVER LICENSE NUMBERS, NAMES, ADDRESSES AND TELEPHONE NUMBERS BLACKED OUT, OR REDACTED.

 

INSURANCE CLAIM

 

ALL THOSE INVOLVED IN THE WRECK OR THEIR FAMILIES MAY HAVE AN INSURANCE CLAIM. A LAWYER WILL MAXIMIZE THE AMOUNT COLLECTED FROM THE INSURANCE. IN MOST CASES, INJURED PEOPLE CAN RECOVER MONEY FOR THEIR MEDICAL BILLS, LOST WAGES, AND FOR THEIR PAIN AND SUFFERING—EVEN IF A FAMILY MEMBER WAS DRIVING. GETTING A LAWYER WORKING ON THIS CASE EARLY WILL INCREASE THE AMOUNT RECOVERED FOR INJURIES OR DEATH. FOR MORE INFORMATION WATCH 5 REASONS TO NOT HIRE YOUR LOCAL LAWYER.

 

CONTACT LAWYER BURT TRUE FOR A FREE NO-OBLIGATION CONSULTATION. CALL 877-925-1969. LAWYER BURT TRUE WILL ANSWER THE PHONE AND YOUR QUESTIONS. WHAT DO YOU HAVE TO LOSE?

 

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