James Dugan Killed in a Crash on August 31, 2017 in Warren County, Iowa

James Dugan of Indianola, Iowa was killed in a crash on Thursday, August 31st 2017 at 8:33 pm in Warren County, Iowa. Dugan was 56 years old.

The police described the crash like this:

VEHICLE TWO (THE 1986 HD FXRT DRIVEN BY JAMES DUGAN) WAS SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 65 PREPARING TO TURN EAST ONTO NEVADA ST VEHICLE ONE (THE 2011 HYUN SONATA DRIVEN BY AUSTIN BEENER) WAS SOUTHBOUND ON HIGHWAY 65 AND STRUCK THE REAR OF VEHICLE TWO DRIVER 2 WAS PRONOUNCED DEAD AT THE SCENE OFFICER NAME: ISP 160 OSSIAN . POST: 2 ASSISTED BY: WARREN CO SO INDIANOLA PD, FD FRASER AMBULANCE

The police said the crash happened here: HIGHWAY 65 AND NEVADA ST.

Injuries

The crash killed Dugan. Dugan was taken to State Medical Examiner Office by Fraser Ambulance.

Vehicle Damage

Austin Beener, age 18, from New Virginia, Iowa was driving a 2011 Hyun Sonata. It was towed by Auberts. James Dugan, age 56, from Indianola, Iowa was driving a 1986 Hd Fxrt. It was towed by Auberts.

How To Get the Police Report

Iowa State Patrol Ossian with the Iowa State Patrol wrote up the report. The Iowa State Patrol assigned case number 2017024938 to this crash. The full report has much more detail and can include a diagram in the crash report. A copy of the police officer's report of a crash costs $4. You must pay by check or money order. Iowa state law only allows the police to provide reports to people involved in the accident, attorneys, insurance companies or insurance agents. To get a copy of the report you must send a written request with the date of the accident, time, location, and names and driver license numbers of the drivers involved. You must send the payment and the written request in the mail to: Iowa Department of Transportation; Office of Driver Services; P.O. Box 9204; Des Moines, Iowa 50306-9204. But you can call 877-925-1969 right now to request a free copy of the police report.

Insurance Claim

Dugan's family may have an insurance claim. A lawyer will maximize the amount collected from the insurance companies. In most cases, family members can recover money for the loss of a loved one—even if a family member was driving. Getting a lawyer working on this case early will increase the amount of money Dugan's family recovers for this wrongful death. For more information watch How Insurance Companies Take Advantage of the Little Guy.

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