BRANDON PAUL SKIDMORE, 32, OF MARSHALLTOWN, IA AND JOEL RYAN REINTS, 32, OF PARKERSBURG, IA WERE IN A WRECK ON February 17, 2017 AT 9:5 P.M. IN MARSHALL COUNTY, IOWA.

BRANDON PAUL SKIDMORE, 32, OF MARSHALLTOWN, IA WAS KILLED ON February 17, 2017 AT 9:5 P.M. IN MARSHALL COUNTY, IOWA.

JOEL RYAN REINTS, 32, OF PARKERSBURG, IA WAS INJURED AS WELL ON February 17, 2017 AT 9:5 P.M. IN MARSHALL COUNTY, IOWA.

OTHER KILLED OR INJURED PERSONS INJURED WERE:

KALEIA SHANA GRANT, 33, OF SPRINGDALE, AR

HOW IT HAPPENED

BRANDON PAUL SKIDMORE WAS A DRIVER. JOEL RYAN REINTS WAS ANOTHER DRIVER. KALEIA SHANA GRANT WAS A THIRD DRIVER.

THE WRECK HAPPENED NEAR HIGHWAY 96 AND HIGHWAY 14. HERE IS WHAT HAPPENED: VEHICLE 1 WEST BOUND ON HWY 96 APPROACHING T INTERSECTION WITH HIGHWAY 14 VEHICLE 1 RAN THE STOP SIGN AND STRUCK THE TRAILER OF #2 THIS IMPACT CAUSED THE TRAILER TO SWING AROUND INTO THE SOUTH BOUND LANES OF HIGHWAY 14 VEHICLE 3 WAS SOUTHBOUND ON HWY 14 AND STRUCK THE TRAILER SPLITTING IT IN TWO ALL CAME TO REST IN THE ROADWAY AND THE EAST AND WEST DITCH OF HIGHWAY 14 STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION.

JOEL RYAN REINTS'S INJURIES WERE SERIOUS. THE IOWA STATE PATROL SAID WEARING A SEATBELT SAVED JOEL'S LIFE. MARSHALLTOWN AMBULAN TOOK JOEL TO CENTRAL IOWA HEALTHC.

VEHICLE INVOLVEMENT

A TROOPER FROM IOWA STATE PATROL POST 1  RESPONDED TO THE WRECK. THE STATE PATROL SAID THE FIRST VEHICLE WAS A 2014 CHEV. THE SECOND VEHICLE WAS A 1997 KW. THE THIRD VEHICLE WAS A 2017 KW.

HOW TO GET THE STATE PATROL REPORT

THE IOWA STATE PATROL ASSIGNED CASE NUMBER 2017005406 TO THIS WRECK. YOU CAN WRITE A LETTER TO THE IOWA STATE PATROL AT THE FOLLOWING ADDRESS TO REQUEST THE REPORT:

260 NW 48TH PLACE

DES MOINES, IA 50313-2299

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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